英语词汇“mottled”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Something that is mottled has spots or patches with different shades or colors, like the reddish blotches that can appear on your skin if it’s exposed to extreme temperatures.

Experts believe the adjective mottled comes from the noun motley, which refers to something varied in appearance or nature, like a motley crew with its wild mix of people and styles. Mottled carries a similar sense, in that it refers to a surface appearance characterized by varied patches of color. If something is mottled, it has random spots or patches, like the mottled coat of a dapple gray horse.

WORD FAMILY

mottle: mottled, mottles, mottling+/mottling: mottlings

USAGE EXAMPLES

The mottled brown of the “Triptych” frame also is unusual for Paley, although not unprecedented.

Washington Post(Dec 08, 2016)

The tiny beef pieces had turned a mottled brown.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus(2003)

Ceramics begin as clay, and the D.C. artist highlights that origin with earthy, mottled and metallic colors.

Washington Post(Nov 23, 2016)

adj having spots or patches of color

Syn

dappled
patterned

having patterns (especially colorful patterns)

单词	mottled
释义	mottled (once / 3417 pages) adj Something that is mottled has spots or patches with different shades or colors, like the reddish blotches that can appear on your skin if it’s exposed to extreme temperatures. Experts believe the adjective mottled comes from the noun motley, which refers to something varied in appearance or nature, like a motley crew with its wild mix of people and styles. Mottled carries a similar sense, in that it refers to a surface appearance characterized by varied patches of color. If something is mottled, it has random spots or patches, like the mottled coat of a dapple gray horse. WORD FAMILY mottle: mottled, mottles, mottling+/mottling: mottlings USAGE EXAMPLES The mottled brown of the “Triptych” frame also is unusual for Paley, although not unprecedented. Washington Post(Dec 08, 2016) The tiny beef pieces had turned a mottled brown. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus(2003) Ceramics begin as clay, and the D.C. artist highlights that origin with earthy, mottled and metallic colors. Washington Post(Nov 23, 2016) adj having spots or patches of color Syn dappled patterned having patterns (especially colorful patterns)
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