piebald
英 ['pa?b??ld]
美['pa?b?ld]
- adj. 花斑的；雜色的
- n. 花斑馬；花馬
GRE
中文詞源
piebald 黑白兩色的，花斑的
pie,喜鵲，bald,此處來自其古義斑點的，斑白的。即喜鵲的顏色，或形如喜鵲的黑白斑點。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. It is a piebald pony.
- 這是一匹黑白斑小型馬。
來自辭典例句
- 2. Note A perfect piebald is preferable a muddy brindle or defective solid color.
- 注意:正確的花斑色比污濁的虎斑色或有缺陷的純色更可取.
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