单词 | speck |
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音标 | [spek] |
解释 | n.斑点;少量 |
红宝书 | 【英】 n. 斑点(a small spot from stain or decay);少量(a very small amount) 【考】 mite : creature / speck : amount(螨虫是小生物/少量 是很小量) 【记】 可能是pecc(污点)的 变体; 【同】 参考:peccadillo(小 过失) 【例】 a reputation without a speck(清白无瑕的名 誉) |
字源 | speck (n.) Old English specca "small spot, stain," of unknown origin; probably related to Dutch speckel "speck, speckle," Middle Dutch spekelen "to sprinkle" (compare speckle (v.)). Meaning "tiny bit" developed c.1400. As a verb, 1570s, from the noun. Related: Specked. |
不择手段背单词 | n. 小斑点, 小污点; 少量, 一点点 【例】a speck in a vast ocean 沧海一粟 【记】源于: peck(n /v 啄痕)就是一点一点的吃-少量pec根: 少量; 参: peccadillo(n 轻罪; 小过失) 【参】peccadillo(n 轻罪; 小过失) 【类】mite: creature = speck: amount 螨类是小生物 = 少量是很小量 |
趣味全助记 | 【记】peck 啄,啄痕,啄食→啄出来的斑点 【相关】woodpecker 啄木鸟 |
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