late 14c., "damage or blemish the appearance of," probably representing a merger of Old Norse steina "to paint, color, stain," and a shortened form of Middle English disteynen "to discolor or stain," from Old French desteign-, stem of desteindre "to remove the color" (Modern French déteindre), from des- (from Latin dis- "remove;" see dis-) + Old French teindre "to dye," from Latin tingere (see tincture). Meaning "to color" (fabric, wood, etc.) is from 1650s. Intransitive sense "to become stained, take stain" is from 1877. Related: Stained; staining. Stained glass is attested from 1791.
stain (n.)
1560s, "act of staining," from stain (v.). Meaning "a stain mark, discoloration produced by foreign matter" is from 1580s. Meaning "dye used in staining" is from 1758.
例文
1. A dark red stain was spreading across his shirt.
彼のシャツに濃い赤色の汚れが染み込んでいる。
2.I hope it doesn 't stain the carpet.
カーペットを汚さないでほしい。
3.She couldn 't rub off the blood stain on her blouse.
彼女は上着の血の汚れを拭き取ることができなかった。
4.It will remain an indelible stain on his memory.
これは彼の記憶の中で消すことのできない汚点になるだろう。
5.The damp rising from the ground caused the walls to stain badly.