maculate
英 ['m?kj?le?t]
美['m?kj?l?t]
- vt. 使有污點(diǎn)；弄污
- adj. 有污點(diǎn)的
GRE
助記提示
maculate 有污點(diǎn)的 mark 記號(hào) (mac ← mark)
中文詞源
maculate 有斑點(diǎn)的
來自macula,斑點(diǎn)，污點(diǎn)。
英文詞源
- maculate (adj.)
- "spotted," late 15c., from Latin maculatus, past participle of maculare "to make spotted, to speckle," from macula "spot, stain" (see macula). Middle English also had maculation "sexual defilement, sinning" (late 15c.).
- maculate (v.)
- early 15c., from Latin maculatus, past participle of maculare "to make spotted, to speckle," from macula "spot, stain" (see macula). Related: Maculated; maculating.