splotched(形容词,常作“被…弄上斑点/污渍的”):指表面出现不规则的斑点、污渍或色块,看起来斑驳不均。(也可理解为 splotch “斑点/污渍”的过去分词形式作形容词。)
/ splɑːtʃt /
The wall was splotched with paint.
墙上溅满了不规则的油漆斑点。
After the storm, the old map looked splotched and faded, as if the ink had bled into the paper.
暴风雨过后,那张旧地图看起来斑驳又褪色,仿佛墨水渗进了纸里。
splotch 可能源自对“啪嗒一声溅开/糊上去”的拟声与方言用法(19世纪英语中更常见),用来形容液体或颜色成团、成块地留下痕迹。splotched 作为其过去分词形容词,强调“被弄得一块一块/一斑一斑”。