(常用)adj. 有瑕疵的;有污点的;受损的(可指外观、名誉、品质等不完美)
/ˈblɛmɪʃt/
The old photo was scratched and blemished.
那张旧照片有划痕,也有瑕疵。
Although the report was thorough, its credibility was blemished by a single factual error.
尽管报告很详尽,但一个事实性错误让它的可信度蒙上了污点。
blemished 来自动词 blemish(使有瑕疵/使有污点),该词源自中古法语 blemir,有“使变苍白、使失去光泽/受损”的含义。后来在英语中引申为“造成缺陷”或“玷污名誉”,blemished 则表示“已经被造成瑕疵的”。