Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Spotted; speckled: Having a surface covered with small, irregular spots, dots, or patches of a different color or shade. This pattern is often random and scattered.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Bầu trời đêm lốm đốm sao. (The night sky is speckled with stars.)
  • Con báo có bộ lông lốm đốm. (The leopard has a spotted coat.)
  • Tấm vải này lốm đốm màu xanh. (This fabric is speckled with blue.)

Advanced Usage

• Descriptive Use: Often used to describe natural patterns on animals, fabrics, surfaces, or skies. It emphasizes an uneven, scattered distribution rather than a uniform or regular pattern.
  • Mặt hồ lốm đốm ánh nắng. (The lake's surface was dappled with sunlight.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lấm tấm (adj): Finely speckled or sprinkled with very small dots. It often describes a lighter or more delicate spotting than "lốm đốm."
  • Lá cây lấm tấm sương mai. (The leaves are dotted with morning dew.)

Synonyms

• Spotted: Marked with spots.
• Speckled: Covered with many small spots.
• Dappled: Marked with spots of a different color or shade, often due to light.
• Mottled: Marked with spots or smears of color.

Related Idioms

• Lốm đốm như da báo: Spotted like a leopard's skin. Used to vividly describe a heavily spotted pattern.
  • Chiếc áo cũ lốm đốm như da báo. (The old shirt was spotted like a leopard's skin.)

adj

1. spotted; speckled