| 单词 | birthmark |
| 释义 | birthmark (once / 32923 pages) n A birthmark is a permanent spot on your skin, often dark brown colored. The actress Marilyn Monroe was famous for a small birthmark just above her lip. Most birthmarks are present from birth or soon after, and many are pigmented much darker than the surrounding skin. Strawberry and port wine birthmarks, on the other hand, are bright red. The causes of birthmarks vary, but they're almost always harmless. In the 17th century, they were sometimes called "longing marks," supposedly demonstrating the pregnant mother's longing for something before her baby was born. WORD FAMILYbirthmark: birthmarks USAGE EXAMPLESThe wrapper casually tied across her chest hung low, exposing the birthmark, a little black bulb, above her left breast. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus(2003) It became the birthmark of entire generations of Midwestern sports fans; its predictive force went from theoretical to that of a cultural law of gravity. The Guardian(Nov 03, 2016) Under a section titled “physical characteristics” it stated that Trump has a birthmark on both heels. Los Angeles Times(Aug 04, 2016) n a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth Syn|Hypo|Hyper nevus nevus flammeus, port-wine stain a flat birthmark varying from pink to purple hemangioma simplex, strawberry, strawberry marka soft red birthmark blemish, defect, mar a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) |
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