patch

Compared meaning: a small area or mark different from around it (noun).

比较义项：表面上与周围不同的小块/斑点（名词）。

• patch 本词

  Patch describes a larger or irregularly shaped area distinct from its surroundings, often used for weather (patches of fog/ice), land, or texture, larger than a spot or fleck.

  patch指一块面积较大或形状不规则、与周围明显不同的区域，常用于天气（雾团、冰面）、地面或质地，范围比spot或fleck大。

  Patches of fog reduced visibility along the highway this morning.

  今天早上，高速公路沿线大片的雾气使能见度降低。

• spot

  Spot refers to a small, usually round mark or stain, often from dirt, liquid, or a blemish; the most common everyday word for a mark.

  spot指较小的、通常呈圆形的斑点或污渍，多由灰尘、液体或瑕疵造成；是日常生活中最常用的“斑点”一词。

  She noticed a grease spot on her white blouse.

  她注意到白衬衫上有一块油渍。

• fleck

  Fleck refers to a tiny individual speck of color, often occurring in scattered groups rather than alone, giving a surface a speckled look.

  fleck指细小的单个色斑，常成群散布出现，使表面呈现斑驳的效果。

  Her blue eyes had tiny flecks of gold in them.

  她的蓝眼睛里有细小的金色斑点。

Patch, spot, and fleck all describe a small area different from its surroundings, but size differs. Patch is larger and irregular, seen in fog, ice, or land. Spot is a small round mark, like a stain. Fleck is a tiny speck, often in scattered groups.

patch、spot、fleck都表示物体表面上与周围颜色或质地不同的小块痕迹，但范围和形态不同：patch面积较大且形状不规则，spot通常呈小圆点状（常指污渍或标记），fleck则指细小的斑点，常成群散布。此外，这里不比较patch表示“补丁”（缝补用的布片）或非正式的“傻瓜”这两个义项，也不比较spot表示“地点”或“（名誉上的）污点”这两个义项。