pock-marked

pock-marked — 名詞

1. a small, round hollow or scar on the skin that remains after a disease such as s

1.名詞C1
釋義

痘疤;麻點

疾病癒後皮膚留下的凹痕

a small, round hollow or scar on the skin that remains after a disease such as smallpox or severe acne has healed

例句

The old photograph showed a soldier with deep pockmarks covering both cheeks.

那張老照片顯示一名士兵的雙頰滿是深深的痘疤。

pockmarks covering [body part]

Astrid's dermatologist said laser treatment could reduce the pockmarks on her chin.

Astrid 的皮膚科醫生說雷射治療可以淡化她下巴上的痘疤。

reduce pockmarks with treatment

同義詞
  • pit

    more general; can describe any small depression in a surface, not just skin

  • scar

    broader term for any mark left after a wound heals; not specific to pitted depressions

  • blemish

    softer term for any skin imperfection; less specific to hollow scars

文法句型

pockmark + on/in + body part

用法筆記

The singular form is pockmark. This noun appears most often in the plural because pockmarks typically occur in groups.

常見錯誤

He picked at the pockmark on his nose until it became an open wound.
He picked at the pimple on his nose until it became a pockmark.
💡A pockmark is the scar left after the wound heals, not the active lesion itself.

pock-marked — 動詞