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- a small mark or flaw which spoils the appearance of something瑕疵, 污点：
the merest blemish on a Rolls Royce might render it unsaleable.
劳斯莱斯汽车上只要有一点瑕疵, 就可能无法出售。
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- figurative a moral defect or fault〈喻〉（道德上的）污点, 缺陷：
the offences were an uncharacteristic blemish on an otherwise clean record
这些违规行为只是在原本清白的历史上留下的一个小小污点, 不能代表其本人的一贯表现
mass noun local government is not without blemish.地方政府并非完美无缺。
with obj.［often adj. blemished］
- spoil the appearance of (something) that is otherwise aesthetically perfect破坏…的完美外观; 玷污：
my main problem was a blemished skin
我的主要问题是皮肤有瑕疵
figurative 〈喻〉his reign as a world champion has been blemished by controversy.
他作为世界冠军所具有的支配影响因引起争议而受到贬损。
词源
late Middle English (as a verb)： from Old French ble(s)miss-, lengthened stem of ble(s)mir 'make pale, injure'; probably of Germanic origin.