Covered with small marks, spots or bits of something — not stripes, not big patches, but little scattered dots, as if someone had shaken a brush at it. It is usually followed by 'with': hair flecked with grey, a shirt flecked with paint, snow flecked with dirt.

Covered with small marks, spots or bits of something表面上有小小的痕跡、斑點或碎屑 not stripes不是條紋 not big patches也不是大片的斑塊 but little scattered dots而是散開的小點點 as if someone had shaken a brush at it好像有人朝它甩了一下刷子 It is usually followed by 'with'後面通常接'with' hair flecked with greyhair flecked with grey（頭髮夾雜著灰白） a shirt flecked with painta shirt flecked with paint（襯衫沾了點點油漆） snow flecked with dirtsnow flecked with dirt（雪上沾著點點髒污）

The spots are small and irregular and spread over the surface, and they are usually a different colour from what is underneath.

The spots are small and irregular這些點點小小的、形狀不規則 and spread over the surface而且散布在表面上 and they are usually a different colour通常顏色也不一樣 from what is underneath和底下的東西相比

Writers love this word because it is gentle; it suggests you have to look closely to see the marks. It also carries a soft feeling of time passing when used about hair or skin — 'flecked with grey' is a kinder way of saying someone is getting older.

Writers love this word作家很愛用這個字 because it is gentle因為它很溫和 it suggests它暗示 you have to look closely to see the marks你得靠近仔細看才看得到那些痕跡 It also carries a soft feeling of time passing它也帶有一種歲月流逝的柔和感 when used about hair or skin用在頭髮或皮膚上時 'flecked with grey' is a kinder way of saying'flecked with grey'是比較溫柔的說法 someone is getting older說一個人正在變老

You can also say 'flecks' as a noun: flecks of gold, flecks of green in her eyes.

You can also say 'flecks' as a noun你也可以把'flecks'當名詞用 flecks of goldflecks of gold（點點金色） flecks of green in her eyesflecks of green in her eyes（她眼睛裡的點點綠色）