spattered 是动词 spatter 的过去式/过去分词,常指液体或泥点等飞溅并留下点状斑迹:
-(被)溅上;(使)溅得到处都是
-(表面)布满飞溅的斑点(如 blood, mud, paint 等)
(也可用于雨雪等“零星地落下”,但较少见。)
The floor was spattered with mud.
地板上溅满了泥点。
As he ran through the alley, his coat was spattered with rain and grime, leaving dark specks across the sleeves.
他穿过小巷奔跑时,外套被雨水和污垢溅上,袖子上留下了一片片深色斑点。
/ˈspætərd/
spatter 多被认为与中古英语及日耳曼语系中表示“飞溅、喷洒”的拟声/拟态词有关,模仿液体点滴四散时的声音与动作;加上 -ed 形成 spattered,表示“已经被溅到/溅满”的状态。