A big mark with an uneven, unplanned shape — ink on a page, coffee on a table, paint on a floor. It is the American everyday word for what British speakers often call a splodge, and the two mean the same thing.

A big mark一大塊痕跡 with an uneven, unplanned shape形狀不規則、不是刻意弄出來的 ink on a page, coffee on a table, paint on a floor紙上的墨漬、桌上的咖啡漬、地上的油漆漬 It is the American everyday word這是美式的日常用字 for what British speakers對應英式英語使用者 often call a splodge常說的splodge and the two mean the same thing這兩個字意思一樣

It also works as a verb: to splotch something is to put those marks on it. A splotch is bigger and messier than a spot or a dot; a spot is small and can be neat, while a splotch spreads.

It also works as a verb它也可以當動詞用 to splotch somethingsplotch某樣東西 is to put those marks on it就是在上面弄出那種痕跡 A splotchsplotch is bigger and messier than a spot or a dot比spot(小點)或dot(點)更大、更亂 a spot is small and can be neatspot小小的、可以很整齊 while a splotch spreads而splotch會擴散開來

People use it for colour on skin too — after crying, a face can be splotched with red — and for anything patchy: a lawn with splotches of brown, a photo with splotches of light. The feeling of the word is not disgust but untidiness. There is a related adjective, splotchy, which you will hear more often than the noun in daily speech.

People use it大家也會用這個字 for colour on skin too來指皮膚上的顏色 after crying哭過之後 a face can be splotched with red一張臉可能splotched(斑駁)著紅色 and for anything patchy也用在任何一塊一塊的東西上 a lawn with splotches of brown一片有一塊一塊棕色的草坪 a photo with splotches of light一張有一塊一塊光斑的照片 The feeling of the word這個字給人的感覺 is not disgust but untidiness不是噁心，而是不整齊 There is a related adjective, splotchy有個相關的形容詞splotchy which you will hear more often你會更常聽到它 than the noun in daily speech比名詞在日常對話裡