blot
vi. 吸墨水；弄上墨渍或污渍
vt. 涂污，弄脏；用吸墨纸弄干（或除去）
n. 污点，污渍；墨水渍
n. (Blot)人名；(法)布洛
中文词源
blot 污渍，墨渍
词源不确定，可能同blemish, 污渍。
英文词源
- blot (n.)
- late 14c., originally "blemish," perhaps from Old Norse blettr "blot, stain," or from Old French blot, variant of bloc "block," or blestre "blister, lump, clump of earth."
- blot (v.)
- early 15c., "to make blots;" mid-15c. "to blot out, obliterate" (words), from blot (n.). Related: Blotted; blotting.
中文解释
spot斑点,污点。blot污迹,斑点。blotch斑块,污斑。splotch斑点,污点。难道说spot+blotch=splotch。这不成了缩合词记忆法了吗?
实用例句
- 1. This drugs scandal is another blot on the Olympics.
- 这次的兴奋剂丑闻又给奥林匹克运动会抹了黑。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Her involvement in the fraud has left a serious blot on her character.
- 她卷入了这次欺诈案，在她的品格上留下了一个很大的污点。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. That new factory is a blot on the landscape.
- 那新建的工厂破坏了此地的景色
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. There is a blot of ink on the paper.
- 纸上有一滴墨水渍.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The crime he committed is a blot on his record.
- 他犯的罪是他的履历中的一个污点.
来自《简明英汉词典》