单词
piebald
英 ['pa?b??ld]
美['pa?b?ld]
基本信息
- adj. 花斑的；杂色的
- n. 花斑马；花马
GRE
中文词源
piebald 黑白两色的，花斑的
pie,喜鹊，bald,此处来自其古义斑点的，斑白的。即喜鹊的颜色，或形如喜鹊的黑白斑点。
英文词源
- piebald (adj.)
- "of two different colors," 1580s, formed from pie (n.2) "magpie" + bald in its older sense of "spotted, white;" in reference to the black-and-white plumage of the magpie. Hence, "of mixed character, mongrel." Technically only of black-and-white colorings.
双语例句
- 1. It is a piebald pony.
- 这是一匹黑白斑小型马。
来自辞典例句
- 2. Note A perfect piebald is preferable a muddy brindle or defective solid color.
- 注意:正确的花斑色比污浊的虎斑色或有缺陷的纯色更可取.
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