blemish的词源
英文词源
- blemish (v.)
- early 14c., "to hurt, damage," from Old French blemiss- "to turn pale," extended stem of blemir, blesmir "to make pale; stain, discolor," also "to injure" (13c., Modern French blêmir), probably from Frankish *blesmjan "to cause to turn pale," or some other Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *blas "shining, white," from PIE root *bhel- (1) "to shine, flash, burn" (see bleach (v.)).
The order of appearance of senses in Middle English is "hurt, damage;" "impair morally, sully" (late 14c.); "mar, spoil, injure" (early 15c.); "to mar the beauty or soundness of" (mid-15c.). Related: Blemished; blemishing. - blemish (n.)
- 1520s, from blemish (v.).
中文词源
发音释义：['blemɪʃ] vt.损害…的完美；玷污；n.瑕疵；缺陷
词源解释：blemish←古法语blemiss（使变白）←原始印欧词根bhel（发光）
blemish的原意是“使变白”，在中古英语中词义变为“损害”，14世纪后期转变为“玷污”；15世纪中期后转变为“损害其完美性”。
词组习语：blemish balm（BB霜、遮瑕霜）
助记窍门：blemish→blame（谴责）+ish（的东西）→应该谴责的东西→瑕疵、缺陷；或blemish→谐音“不能咪西（吃饭）” →脸上长了青春痘，让我烦心，不能咪西→青春痘→瑕疵、缺陷
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：blemish 词源，blemish 含义。
词源同bleach, 漂白，白斑，或其它斑点。
