Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #20171
mottled
斑驳的；杂色的；有斑点的
marked with spots or blotches of different colors or shades, as if stained
常形容表面有不规则杂色斑点；医学上也指皮肤等斑状变色。
- 1.
Colored in patches; spotted.
斑驳的；有斑点的。
- 2.
having spots or patches of color
有斑点或色块的
斑驳的；有斑点的。；有斑点或色块的；杂色的；斑驳的；[医] 斑色的；斑状的
In use
The old dog's mottled coat showed patches of gray and brown.
She wore a mottled scarf with irregular spots of blue and green.
The leaves were mottled with yellow, a sign of the coming autumn.
a mottled [noun]
mottled 作定语时直接放在名词前，常形容表面有杂色斑块的物体。
The mottled leaves were scattered across the path.
斑驳的叶子散落在小路上。
be mottled with [something]
mottled with 后接颜色、斑点等，描述表面混合的杂色斑块。
The bird's chest is mottled with olive and white.
这只鸟的胸部带有橄榄色和白色相间的斑纹。
Common mistakes
The bird has a mottle chest.
Connections
Collocations
- mottled skin
- 斑驳的皮肤
- The doctor noticed the mottled skin on the patient's legs.医生注意到病人腿上斑驳的皮肤。
- mottled appearance
- 斑驳的外观
- The old wall has a mottled appearance from years of rain.这面旧墙因多年雨淋而呈现出斑驳的外观。
- mottled leaves
- 斑驳的叶子
- This plant is loved for its mottled leaves.这种植物因其斑驳的叶子而受到喜爱。
- mottled pattern
- 斑驳的花纹
- The butterfly has a mottled pattern on its wings.这只蝴蝶的翅膀上有斑驳的花纹。
- mottled plumage
- 斑驳的羽毛
- The young bird's mottled plumage helps hide it from predators.幼鸟斑驳的羽毛有助于它在捕食者面前隐藏。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 motley（杂色的）一词，mottled 就是斑驳的色块，像调色盘上未混匀的颜色。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：描述动物毛发或羽毛的颜色、描述植物叶片或物体的表面、医学或皮肤科描述 mottled 用于描述表面带有杂色斑点或斑块的物体，比较常见于书面、文学或科学描述中；日常口语中不算常用，但并非正式用语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 mottled /ˈmɑtəld/ 真正押韵的是 bottled /ˈbɑtəld/（重读元音及之后发音相同）。spotted /ˈspɑtɪd/、dotted /ˈdɑtɪd/ 拼写和词义相近，但结尾是 /ɪd/ 而不是 /əld/；dappled /ˈdæpəld/ 元音不同；toddled /ˈtɑdəld/、waddled /ˈwɑdəld/ 拼写相似，但辅音是 /d/（美语口语中 mottled 的 t 常发闪音，听起来接近）。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.