[with obj.](一般作 be dappled)mark with spots or rounded patches 使斑驳,使有斑点 the floor was dappled with pale moonlight. 地板上斑驳散落着苍白的月光。 [as adj. dappled]the horse's dappled flank. 马的斑驳胁腹。
noun
a patch or spot of colour or light 色斑,光斑 ■an animal whose coat is marked with patches or spots 花斑动物
语源
late 16th cent. (earlier as an adjective): perhaps related to Old Norse depill 'spot'