单词 | blemish |
释义 | blemish['blemiʃ]n. 污点, 缺点vt. 弄脏, 玷污, 损害【电】 瑕疵 blemish blem.ish AHD: [blµm“¹sh] D.J. [6blem!.]K.K. [6blWm!.]v.tr.(及物动词) blem.ished,blem.ish.ing,blem.ish.es To mar or impair by a flaw.玷污,有损:因瑕疵而损坏或破坏n.(名词)An imperfection that mars or impairs; a flaw or defect.瑕疵,缺点或污点:损害或破坏的不完美之处;瑕疵或缺点语源:1. Middle English blemisshen 中古英语 blemisshen 2. from Old French blesmir, blemir blemiss- [to make pale] 源自 古法语 blesmir, blemir blemiss- [使变得苍白] 3. [of Germanic origin] * see bhel- 1[源于日耳曼语] *参见 bhel- 1继承用法:blem“isher n.(名词)参考词汇:1. blemish,imperfection,fault,defect,flaw2. All of these nouns denote loss or absence of perfection.所有这些名词都意指失去完美。3. Blemish applies to something, such as a blotch, that is held to mar the appearance or impair the character of a thing: Blemish 适用于损坏表面或事物特征的某事物,如(皮肤上的)脓疱: “Industry in art is a necessity—not a virtue—and any evidence of the same, in the production, is a blemish” (James McNeill Whistler).“在艺术中勤奋是必须的——而不是什么优点——但作品中任何一点相似之处都是缺点” (詹姆斯·麦尼尔·惠斯勒) 。4. Imperfection and fault apply more comprehensively to any deficiency or shortcoming: Imperfection “His independence and love of the English were his only faults” (David Livingstone).“他的独立和对英语的热爱是他唯一的缺点” (大卫·利文斯通)。5. Defect denotes a serious functional or structural shortcoming: Defect 意味严重的功能或结构上的不足: “Ill breeding . . . is not a single defect, it is the result of many” (Henry Fielding).“缺乏教养…并不是一个孤立的缺点,而是由许多缺点引起的” (亨利·菲尔丁)。6. Flaw refers to an often small but always fundamental weakness: Flaw 通常指小而往往是重要的不足之处: Experiments revealed a very basic flaw in the theory. 实验揭示了该理论中一个基本的缺陷 |
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