Stigma



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.耻辱的标志, 污点
• ［类］ 反义词: mark of esteem ( 尊敬的标志)

Webster Collegiate

noun (plural stigmata or stigmas)

• Etymology: Latin stigmat-, stigma mark, brand, from Greek, from stizein to tattoo — more at stick
• Date: circa 1593
• 1.
  • a. archaic a scar left by a hot iron ; brand
  • b. a mark of shame or discredit ; stain <bore the stigma of cowardice>
  • c. an identifying mark or characteristic; specifically a specific diagnostic sign of a disease
• 2.
  • a. stigmata plural bodily marks or pains resembling the wounds of the crucified Jesus and sometimes accompanying religious ecstasy
  • b. petechia
• 3.
  • a. a small spot, scar, or opening on a plant or animal
  • b. the usually apical part of the pistil of a flower which receives the pollen grains and on which they germinate — see flower illustration
• ? stigmal adjective

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