maculate

英 ['mækjʊleɪt] 美 ['mækjʊlɪt]
  • vt. 使有污点；弄污
  • adj. 有污点的
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maculate 有污点的 mark 记号 (mac ← mark)

中文词源

maculate 有斑点的

来自macula,斑点，污点。

英文词源

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.