mac·u·late /ˈmækjələt/
(a.)有斑點的,有汙點的(vt.)使有斑點,使有汙點
mac·u·late /ˈmækjələt/ 形容詞
(拉maculatus)具斑點的
Mac·u·late v. t. To spot; to stain; to blur.
Maculate the honor of their people. --Sir T. Elyot.
Mac·u·late a. Marked with spots or maculae; blotched; hence, defiled; impure; as, most maculate thoughts.
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maculate
adj 1: morally blemished; stained or impure [syn: defiled]
2: spotted or blotched
v 1: make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used
metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long
exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after
the affair with a married man" [syn: tarnish, stain,
sully, defile]
2: spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river
by emptying raw sewage into it" [syn: foul, befoul, defile]