a mark on the skin or on an object that makes it look less beautiful or perfect 斑点;疤痕;瑕疵 Extra ExamplesTopics Appearancec2The police say the suspect has a slight blemish on his left cheek. 警方说嫌犯的左颊上有一小块疤痕。 Her skin didn't have a single blemish. 她的皮肤没有一点瑕疵。 - (figurative)
He was pilloried, but she escaped without blemish. 他受到公众的批评,她却名声未损地得以逃脱。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- minor
- slight
- ugly
- …
- have
- cover
- hide
- …
- without (a) blemish
- not a single blemish
Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): from Old French ble(s)miss-, lengthened stem of ble(s)mir ‘make pale, injure’; probably of Germanic origin.