| 释义 |
speck·le
I. \ˈspekəl\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English spakle, speckle; akin to Middle Dutch speckel speckle, Old English specca speck
: a small mark, splotch, or speck; especially : an irregular natural speck (as of color)
< white eggs covered with purplish speckles >
< a speckle-bellied goose >
II. transitive verb
(speckled ; speckled ; speckling \-k(ə)liŋ\ ; speckles)
1. : to mark with small spots or specks : speck, spot
< sunlight speckling the lawn >
< decided to speckle the finish of the floor >
2. : to dot in the manner of speckles
< little lakes speckled the land >
< a slope speckled with houses >
III. noun
: a granular effect in an image that is caused by the scattering of incident wave energy (as laser light or ultrasound) by the uneven surface of the target object |