单词 | blemish |
释义 | blemish —blemisher, n. /blem"ish/, v.t. 1. to destroy or diminish the perfection of: The book is blemished by those long, ineffective descriptions. n. 2. a mark that detracts from appearance, as a pimple or a scar. 3. a defect or flaw; stain; blight: a blemish on his record. [1275-1325; ME (v.) < AF, MF blemiss-, long s. of ble(s)mir to make livid, perh. < Old Low Franconian *blesmjan; see BLAZE2] Syn. 1. stain, sully, spot, tarnish, taint; injure, mar, damage, impair, deface. 3. blot, spot, speck, taint. See defect. Ant. 1. purify, repair. |
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