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源自古英语 'mot',与荷兰语 'mot'(灰尘)和德语 'Motte'(蛾)同源,原指微小颗粒或碎屑。
❶ 指微小的颗粒或尘埃,通常指肉眼勉强可见的细小物质,常用于描述空气中的灰尘或光线中的微粒。
“A mote of dust floated in the sunlight.”
(一粒尘埃在阳光中漂浮。)
“She noticed a tiny mote in her eye.”
(她感觉到眼睛里有一粒微小的异物。)
mote in someone's eye — 源自圣经的短语,比喻对他人小缺点的过分挑剔,而忽略自己的大问题。
“He's always pointing out the mote in his brother's eye while ignoring the beam in his own.”
(他总是挑剔弟弟的小毛病,却忽视自己的大问题。)