blemish
blemish
noun
noun
- a small mark or flaw which spoils the appearance of something
瑕疵，污点
the merest blemish on a Rolls Royce might render it unsaleable.
劳斯莱斯汽车上只要有一点瑕疵，就可能无法出售。
■(figurative)a moral defect or fault
(喻)（道德上的）污点，缺陷
the offences were an uncharacteristic blemish on an otherwise clean record.
这些违规行为只是在原本清白的历史上留下的一个小小污点，不能代表其本人的一贯表现。
[mass noun]local government is not without blemish.
地方政府并非完美无缺。
- [with obj.][often adj. blemished]spoil the appearance of (something) that is otherwise aesthetically perfect
破坏…的完美外观；玷污
my main problem was a blemished skin.
我的主要问题是皮肤有瑕疵。
his reign as a world champion has been blemished by controversy.
他作为世界冠军所具有的支配影响因引起争议而受到贬损。
- late Middle English (as a verb): from Old French ble(s)miss-, lengthened stem of ble(s)mir 'make pale, injure'; probably of Germanic origin
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