dapple

dapple
verb
  1. [with obj.](一般作 be dappled)mark with spots or rounded patches
    使斑驳,使有斑点
    the floor was dappled with pale moonlight.
    地板上斑驳散落着苍白的月光。
    [as adj. dappled]the horse's dappled flank.
    马的斑驳胁腹。
noun
  1. a patch or spot of colour or light
    色斑,光斑
    ■an animal whose coat is marked with patches or spots
    花斑动物
语源
  1. late 16th cent. (earlier as an adjective): perhaps related to Old Norse depill 'spot'
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