blemish

• n. 傷；汚れ；きず
• vt.汚す；傷つける；汚す

語源的には漂白剤、ブリーチ、白斑、その他のシミと同じ。

blemish (v.)

early 14c., "to hurt, damage," from Old French blemiss- "to turn pale," extended stem of blemir, blesmir "to make pale; stain, discolor," also "to injure" (13c., Modern French blêmir), probably from Frankish *blesmjan "to cause to turn pale," or some other Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *blas "shining, white," from PIE root *bhel- (1) "to shine, flash, burn" (see bleach (v.)).

The order of appearance of senses in Middle English is "hurt, damage;" "impair morally, sully" (late 14c.); "mar, spoil, injure" (early 15c.); "to mar the beauty or soundness of" (mid-15c.). Related: Blemished; blemishing.

blemish (n.)

1520s, from blemish (v.).

1. This is the one blemish on an otherwise resounding success.

この小さなミスがなければ、これは徹底的な勝利だ。

2.A mole is a blemish on a person 's skin.

ほくろは人間の皮膚において欠点である。

3.He was pilloried,but she escaped without blemish .

彼は公衆の批判を受けたが、彼女は名声を損なわずに逃げられた。

4.There wasn 't a blemish on his body.

彼の体には傷が一つもない。

5.One bad deed can blemish a good reputation.

一度の不良行為は良い名声を損なうことができる。