informal <非正式>
- a daub, blot, or smear of something, typically a liquid(尤指液体)斑点; 污点; 污渍:
a splotch of red in a larger area of yellow.
在大片的黄色当中有一块红斑。
with obj.(常作be splotched)
- make such a daub, blot, or smear on涂污; 弄脏:
a rag splotched with grease.
满是油污的抹布。
派生词
splotchy
adjective词源
early 17th cent.: perhaps a blend of SPOT and obsolete plotch 'blotch'.