名詞 blemish:

1. a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
   同義詞：defect, mar

動詞 blemish:

1. mar or spoil the appearance of
   同義詞：deface, disfigure
2. mar or impair with a flaw
   同義詞：spot
3. add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective
   同義詞：flaw

1. A disfiguring mark; a blemish.
   一個有損外觀的斑點(diǎn); 污點(diǎn)
2. His reputation was blemished by a newspaper article alleging he had taken bribes.
   報紙上一篇文章說他受賄，他的聲譽(yù)因此受到玷污。
3. These wine glasses were sold at half price because of blemishes in the jade.
   這些酒杯半價出售，因為玉上有瑕疵。

blem.ish

v.tr.（及物動詞）
blem.ished,blem.ish.ing,blem.ish.es
To mar or impair by a flaw.
玷污，有損：因瑕疵而損壞或破壞
n.（名詞）
An imperfection that mars or impairs; a flaw or defect.
瑕疵，缺點(diǎn)或污點(diǎn)：損害或破壞的不完美之處；瑕疵或缺點(diǎn)

來源：
Middle English blemisshen
中古英語 blemisshen
from Old French blesmir, blemir blemiss- [to make pale]
源自 古法語 blesmir, blemir blemiss- [使變得蒼白]
[of Germanic origin] * see bhel-
[源于日耳曼語] *參見 bhel-

【引伸】
blem.isher
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>blemish,imperfection,fault,defect,flawAll of these nouns denote loss or absence of perfection.
所有這些名詞都意指失去完美。
Blemish applies to something, such as a blotch, that is held to mar the appearance or impair the character of a thing:
Blemish 適用于損壞表面或事物特征的某事物，如（皮膚上的）膿皰：
例句：
Cosmetics are often used to conceal facial blemishes.
化妝品常用來遮蓋臉部色斑。

例句：
.Industry in art is a necessity—not a virtue—and any evidence of the same, in the production, is a blemish. (James McNeill Whistler).
.在藝術(shù)中勤奮是必須的——而不是什么優(yōu)點(diǎn)——但作品中任何一點(diǎn)相似之處都是缺點(diǎn). （詹姆斯·麥尼爾·惠斯勒） 。

Imperfection and fault apply more comprehensively to any deficiency or shortcoming:
Imperfection
.A true critic ought to dwell rather upon excellencies than imperfections. (Joseph Addison).
fault 更全面適用于任何不足和缺點(diǎn)：
例句：
.一個真正的評論家應(yīng)論述優(yōu)點(diǎn)多于不足之處. （約瑟夫·愛迪森）。

例句：
.His independence and love of the English were his only faults. (David Livingstone).
.他的獨(dú)立和對英語的熱愛是他唯一的缺點(diǎn). （大衛(wèi)·利文斯通）。

Defect denotes a serious functional or structural shortcoming:
Defect 意味嚴(yán)重的功能或結(jié)構(gòu)上的不足：
例句：
.Ill breeding . . . is not a single defect, it is the result of many. (Henry Fielding).
.缺乏教養(yǎng)…并不是一個孤立的缺點(diǎn)，而是由許多缺點(diǎn)引起的. （亨利·菲爾?。?。

Flaw refers to an often small but always fundamental weakness:
Flaw 通常指小而往往是重要的不足之處：
例句：
Flaws in emeralds greatly reduce their value.
祖母綠上的瑕疵大大降低了其價值。

例句：
Experiments revealed a very basic flaw in the theory.
實(shí)驗揭示了該理論中一個基本的缺陷