词根：macul = stain, spot

  来自拉丁语的macul 意为stain,spot。


同源词：

1. immaculate（没有瑕疵、污点 im<in(=not) + macul(stain,spot)）
  adj.清白的；没有瑕疵的，完美的；没有污点的，洁净的
  My mother's kitchen was so immaculate you could serve a meal on the floor.我妈妈的厨房干净得可以让你在地上就餐。

2. macula
  n.斑点

词根：macul = spot (斑点)

maculate 弄上污点

immacvulate 无缺点的

词根词缀：macul-, maculat-

【来源及含义】Latin: spot, mark, stain, blot, blemish, mesh; the original meaning of macula seems to have been, "a soiled spot, a spot to be cleaned"

【同源单词】Actitis macularia, immaculate, lepra maculosa, macula, macula cerulea, macula retina