late 14c., also frecken, probably from Old Norse freknur (plural) "freckles" (cognates: Icelandic frekna, Danish fregne, Swedish frägne "freckle"), from PIE *(s)preg- (2) "to jerk, scatter" (see sprout (v.)). Related: Freckles.
freckle (v.)
"to cover with spots," 1610s, from freckle (n.). Related: Freckled (from late 14c. as "spotted"); freckling.
中文解释
1. 谐音“浮略颗、浮掠颗”------脸上浮略着的颗粒、斑点。
实用例句
1. The current national poster child is a tiny, freckle-faced redhead.
现在的那个全国广告代言人个头不高，红头发，脸上有雀斑。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Some people freckle more easily than others.
有些人容易比别人长雀斑.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
3. A freckle - face blenny peeks from its reef burrow in the Solomon Islands.
