| 释义 |
▪ I. blemishing, vbl. n.|ˈblɛmɪʃɪŋ|
[f. as prec. + -ing1.]
The action of the verb blemish; physical or moral impairment.
1413Lydg. Pylgr. Sowle v. xiv. (1483) 109 Withouten blemysshynge. 1447O. Bokenham Seyntys (1835) 120 Wyth out blemyssyng of my virgynyte. 1645Tombes Anthropol. 2 Evill..tending to the..blemishing of the Christian profession. 1727–51Chambers Cycl. s.v. Abatement, [In heraldry] Diminution, is the blemishing any part by adding a stain or mark of diminution.
▪ II. ˈblemishing, ppl. a.
That blemishes.
1603Florio Montaigne (1634) 502 Blemishing deformities. 1868Geo. Eliot Sp. Gipsy i. 89 Fedalma's soul Was free from blemishing purpose. |