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Definition of maculate in English: maculateadjective ˈmakjʊleɪtˈmækjəˌleɪt literary Spotted or stained. 有斑点的；有污点的 Example sentencesExamples - He had his most memorable moment in Sweden in 2007 during the World Championship, where he was dressed in the maculate pattern race suit.
- He suggested that maculate or melanospheric microstructure may have evolved from [micro-] reticulate microstructure, but indicated the need for more information to verify this conclusion.
- On the sternites the maculate pattern is repeated, but with a greater quantity of white scales.
- Stromatoporoids with maculate microstructure constituted the family Stromatoporidae, whereas those with more solid-looking microstructure constituted four other families.
Synonyms mottled, dappled, dapple, pied, piebald, brindled, brindle, speckled, speckly, flecked, specked, stippled
verb ˈmakjʊleɪtˈmækjəˌleɪt [with object]literary Mark with a spot or spots; stain. 使有斑点；受沾污 a dirty white T-shirt maculated with barbecue sauce Example sentencesExamples - Little dirty hands had maculated the lower part of the walls with mud, gouache and colour pencils.
- Swans, geese, seagulls, ducks and one giant heron maculated the lake in spots of white, brown, and grey.
Synonyms mottled, dappled, dapple, pied, piebald, brindled, brindle, speckled, speckly, flecked, specked, stippled
Derivativesnoun literary Nantes-based artist Jackie Dumonteil has designed a blue and white spray-paint maculation of the inner, corrugated surface. Example sentencesExamples - Objects were painted to either simulate the color and maculation of Brownheaded Cowbirds eggs (i.e., off-white background with brown speckles [see Harrison 1978) or they were painted immaculate white.
- The tiger beetles within the Amargosa River drainage are notable in their extreme reduction in maculation (spots and markings).
OriginLate Middle English (as a verb): from Latin maculat- 'spotted', from maculare 'to spot', from macula 'spot'. Definition of maculate in US English: maculateadjectiveˈmakyəˌlātˈmækjəˌleɪt literary Spotted or stained. 有斑点的；有污点的 Example sentencesExamples - Stromatoporoids with maculate microstructure constituted the family Stromatoporidae, whereas those with more solid-looking microstructure constituted four other families.
- On the sternites the maculate pattern is repeated, but with a greater quantity of white scales.
- He suggested that maculate or melanospheric microstructure may have evolved from [micro-] reticulate microstructure, but indicated the need for more information to verify this conclusion.
- He had his most memorable moment in Sweden in 2007 during the World Championship, where he was dressed in the maculate pattern race suit.
Synonyms mottled, dappled, dapple, pied, piebald, brindled, brindle, speckled, speckly, flecked, specked, stippled
verbˈmakyəˌlātˈmækjəˌleɪt [with object]literary Mark with a spot or spots; stain. 使有斑点；受沾污 a dirty white T-shirt maculated with barbecue sauce Example sentencesExamples - Little dirty hands had maculated the lower part of the walls with mud, gouache and colour pencils.
- Swans, geese, seagulls, ducks and one giant heron maculated the lake in spots of white, brown, and grey.
Synonyms mottled, dappled, dapple, pied, piebald, brindled, brindle, speckled, speckly, flecked, specked, stippled
OriginLate Middle English (as a verb): from Latin maculat- ‘spotted’, from maculare ‘to spot’, from macula ‘spot’. |