blemished
[blˈɛmɪʃt] /ˈble-misht How to pronounce blemished (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /ˈblem.ɪʃ/ (bre, ipa) · [blˈɛmɪʃt] /ˈblem.ɪʃ/ (ame, ipa)
blemished — 形容詞
- blemishedpositive
- more blemishedcomparative
- most blemishedsuperlative
1. showing marks, spots, or small areas of damage that lower the value or appearanc
有瑕疵的
表面有斑點、傷痕或污點的
showing marks, spots, or small areas of damage that lower the value or appearance of something — for example, fruit with bruises, skin with pimples, or a record of past wrongdoing.
Sumin sorted the blemished apples into a separate crate for cider production.
Sumin 把有瑕疵的蘋果分裝到另一個箱子裡，準備拿去做蘋果酒。
attributive use: a blemished + concrete noun
The supermarket sold blemished tomatoes at half price every Friday evening.
那間超市每週五傍晚都會以半價販售有瑕疵的番茄。
collocation: blemished fruit/vegetables sold at reduced prices
Gabriel worried that his blemished driving record would stop the insurance company from issuing a policy.
Gabriel 擔心他有瑕疵的駕駛紀錄會讓保險公司拒絕承保。
After years of treatment, Meera's once blemished skin looked smooth and clear.
經過多年治療，Meera 原本有瑕疵的皮膚看起來變得光滑乾淨。
The auction house refused the blemished painting, saying the water stains had cut its value in half.
拍賣行拒收那幅有瑕疵的畫作，表示水漬已讓它的價值少了一半。
- unblemished
the direct opposite; common in both literal and figurative use
- flawless
stronger; suggests perfection, not just absence of marks
- spotless
literal clean surface; also figurative for a clean record
文法句型
a blemished [noun]
be blemished
用法筆記
Frequently attributive, sitting directly before the noun it describes (a blemished record, blemished fruit). Common subjects are physical objects, skin, or abstract things like reputations and records. Distinguish from 'flawed', which more often refers to internal faults rather than visible surface marks.
常見錯誤
blemished — 動詞
1. made something less perfect by adding a mark, fault, or harmful detail; the past
玷污；損及
blemish 的過去式，留下瑕疵
made something less perfect by adding a mark, fault, or harmful detail; the past form of 'blemish'.
The hailstorm blemished the surface of every car parked outside the office that morning.
那場冰雹損及了當天早上停在辦公室外面每一輛車的車身。
active past tense with a physical cause as subject
One careless comment from Christopher blemished an otherwise excellent speech at the company dinner.
Christopher 一句不小心的話，玷污了公司晚宴上一場原本精彩的演講。
figurative: a small fault spoils a larger achievement
The judge said the bribery scandal had blemished the city council's reputation for honesty.
法官表示，那起賄賂醜聞已經玷污了市議會誠信的名聲。
Years of damp weather had blemished the old wooden panels in the hallway of Greta's farmhouse.
多年的潮濕氣候損及了 Greta 家農舍走廊裡的老木板。
文法句型
[subject] blemished [object]
be blemished by [cause]
用法筆記
This is the past tense and past participle of the verb 'blemish'. Often appears in passive constructions ('was blemished by…') where the cause is named with 'by'. The subject is usually something that introduces a fault — weather, a mistake, a scandal — rather than the agent of the fault.