maculate
英 ['mækjʊleɪt]
美 ['mækjʊlɪt]
maculate 助记提示
maculate 有污点的 mark 记号 (mac ← mark)
maculate 中文词源
maculate 有斑点的来自macula,斑点，污点。
maculate 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.