đốm
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Definition
Noun: 1. A small, distinct mark or patch of a different color or texture on a surface: A spot, dot, or speck that contrasts with its background. 2. A small, localized area of light or color: A speck or patch of light visible against a darker background, or a small area of a different color.
Usage Examples
- (The leopard has many black spots on its body.)
- (There is a small ink blob on the fabric.)
- (In the dark night, the specks of city lights twinkle.)
- (This leaf has yellow spots.)
Advanced Usage
- "đốm đen": black spot; often used literally or metaphorically to indicate a flaw or blemish.
- Cà chua bắt đầu xuất hiện những đốm đen. (The tomatoes are starting to develop black spots.)
- "lốm đốm": (adjective) speckled, spotted, dappled. This is a reduplicative form emphasizing a scattered pattern of spots.
- Bầu trời lốm đốm mây trắng. (The sky is dappled with white clouds.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đốm đỏ (noun phrase): red spot.
- Đốm nâu (noun phrase): brown spot.
- Vết (noun): stain, mark, trace. (A is often a mark from damage or soiling, while an is typically a natural or inherent patch of color.)
- Chấm (noun): dot, point, speck. (A is often smaller and more point-like than an .)
- Vằn (noun/adjective): stripe. (Refers to lines, not spots.)
Synonyms
- Spot
- Speck
- Dot
- Blotch (for a larger, less defined spot)
- Fleck
- Patch (for a larger area)
Related Phrases and Idioms
- Mắt đốm (hoặc mắt có đốm): Having speckled or heterochromatic eyes (eyes with spots of a different color).
- Con mèo này có mắt đốm xanh lục rất lạ. (This cat has strange green-speckled eyes.)
- Da đốm nắng: Sun-freckled skin.
- Sau mùa hè, cô ấy có làn da đốm nắng. (After the summer, she has sun-freckled skin.)