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.
雙語例句
1. A dark red stain was spreading across his shirt.
一塊深紅色的污漬正在他的襯衫上滲開。
來自柯林斯例句
2. I hope it doesn't stain the carpet.
希望它別把地毯弄臟。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. She couldn't rub off the blood stain on her blouse.
她沒法將上衣的血漬擦掉.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. It will remain an indelible stain on his memory.
這將成為他記憶中一個不可磨滅的污點.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
5. The damp rising from the ground caused the walls to stain badly.