
mottle 指用不规则的斑点或色块来标记或覆盖某物,使其表面呈现斑驳、杂色的外观。作名词时,指不规则的色斑或斑点图案。
/mt.l/(英式) /m.tl/(美式)
mottle 大约出现于16世纪末,可能是从 motley(杂色的、混杂的)一词反推而来的动词形式。motley 源自中古英语,原指由多种颜色混合而成的布料。mottle 继承了这层"颜色不均匀、斑驳"的含义,逐渐发展为描述表面出现不规则斑点或色块的动词和名词。
The autumn leaves were beautifully mottled with shades of red, orange, and gold.
秋天的树叶上布满了红色、橙色和金色的美丽斑纹。
Years of exposure to sunlight had mottled the old marble statue, giving its once-pristine surface a patchy, weathered character that only deepened its sense of history.
多年的阳光照射使这座古老的大理石雕像变得斑驳不堪,原本光洁的表面呈现出一种不均匀的风化质感,反而更增添了历史的厚重感。