maculate英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

动词 v.

To spot; to stain; to blur.

— they wolde nat maculate the honour of their people with suche a reproche
past participle of maculate form-of,obsolete,participle,past

— That the honour of verteous gentil men, be nocht maculat vitht the vice ande inciuilite of vicius pretendit gentil men.

形容词 adj.

Marked with spots or maculae; blotched. archaic,poetic
Defiled, impure. archaic,poetic

— [Les Misérables is] about the struggle of a mistreated man as he rises to the top, along with a mortal conflict between this maculate virtuous man and an immaculate pursuing demon.

词形变化

maculates present,singular,third-person maculating participle,present maculated participle,past maculated past more maculate comparative most maculate superlative

词汇关系

衍生词

bimaculate maculism

词源

词源 1

First attested during the last quarter of the 15th century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English maculaten (“to spoil, polute”), borrowed from Latin maculātus, perfect passive participle of maculō (“to spot”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

词源 2

First attested during the last quarter of the 15th century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English maculaten (“to spoil, polute”), borrowed from Latin maculātus, perfect passive participle of maculō (“to spot”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).