| 单词 | stigma |
| 释义 | stigma n. (pl. stigmas or esp. in sense 4 stigmata) 1. a mark or sign of disgrace or discredit. 2. (foll. by of) a distinguishing mark or characteristic. 3. the part of a pistil that receives the pollen in pollination. 4. (in pl.) Eccl. (in Christian belief) marks corresponding to those left on Christ's body by the Crucifixion, said to have been impressed on the bodies of St Francis of Assisi and others. 5. a mark or spot on the skin or on a butterfly-wing. 6. Med. a visible sign or characteristic of a disease. 7. an insect's spiracle. Etymology: L f. Gk stigma -atos a mark made by a pointed instrument, a brand, a dot: rel. to STICK(1) |
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