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Pronunciation / Transliteration: wūzhì
"纸上有一个墨迹污渍。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A dark spot or stain, typically made by ink, paint, or dirt.
"He accidentally made a large ink blot on the important document." - 2
A blemish or stain on a person's reputation or character.
"The scandal was a permanent blot on his political career."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating from Middle English (as a verb meaning to blot or stain), likely of Germanic origin and related to Middle Low German blotten to make bare or Scandinavian words for a spot or patch. The meaning evolved from a physical spot of ink or dirt to metaphorical blemishes on reputation or character.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Blot" is said worldwide
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tache
Transliteration: /taʃ/
"Il y a une tache d'encre sur la page."
Fleck
Transliteration: /flɛk/
"Auf dem Papier ist ein großer Tintenfleck."
macchia
Transliteration: /ˈmakkja/
"C'è una macchia d'inchiostro sul foglio."
borrón
Transliteration: /boˈron/
"Hay un borrón de tinta en el contrato."
borrão
Transliteration: /boˈrãw̃/
"O documento ficou com um borrão de tinta."
धब्बा
Transliteration: dhabba
"कागज पर स्याही का एक धब्बा है।"
污渍
Transliteration: wūzhì
"纸上有一个墨迹污渍。"
얼룩
Transliteration: eolluk
"종이에 잉크 얼룩이 있다."
シミ
Transliteration: shimi
"紙にインクのシミがある。"
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