(名词)瑕疵;污点;缺陷(指外表上的斑点、损伤,或名誉/品质上的“污点”)。
(动词)使有瑕疵;玷污;损害(外观或名声)。
/ˈblemɪʃ/
The table has a small blemish on its surface.
这张桌子表面有一个小瑕疵。
Though respected, he had one blemish on his record that critics often mentioned.
尽管他备受尊敬,但他的履历上有一个污点,批评者常常提起。
“Blemish”源自中古英语,来自古法语 blemir,有“使变淡、弄脏、损坏外观”的意思,后来引申为“缺点、污点”,既可指看得见的斑点,也可指名誉或品格上的缺陷。