flecked

/flekt/ (bre, ipa) · /flekt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈflekt/ (ame, mw)

flecked — adjective

  • fleckedpositive
  • more fleckedcomparative
  • most fleckedsuperlative

1. showing tiny dots or bits of another colour scattered across a surface.

1.形容詞C2
釋義

showing tiny dots or bits of another colour scattered across a surface.

例句

The grey horse had a flecked coat with white marks near its neck.

attributive use: animal coat with small contrasting marks

Mina chose a flecked wool scarf because the tiny red threads looked warm.

attributive use: fabric with scattered colour threads

同義詞
  • speckled

    usually suggests a denser spread of very small dots, often on eggs, birds, or skin

  • spotted

    usually used for clearer and often larger round marks

  • mottled

    describes uneven patches of mixed colour rather than separate tiny spots

反義詞
  • plain

    without any pattern or visible marks

  • solid-coloured

    showing one even colour across the whole surface

文法句型

flecked + noun

be flecked with + noun

look + flecked with + noun

用法筆記

Often used for stone, cloth, hair, and painted surfaces when the marks are tiny and irregular rather than neat round dots. The most common pattern is 'flecked with' when you name the colour or material forming the marks.

常見錯誤

❌The wall was flecked by gold paint.
✅The wall was flecked with gold paint.
💡Use 'with' to name the colour or material making the small marks.
❌We chose a dotted scarf with tiny red and brown bits.
✅We chose a flecked scarf with tiny red and brown bits.
💡'dotted' suggests neat round dots; 'flecked' suits small irregular bits of colour.