• vt. 沾污；敗壞；給…著色
• vi. 污染；被沾污；被染污
• n. 污點；瑕疵；著色劑
• n. (Stain)人名；(德)施泰因；(塞、瑞典)斯泰因

來自中古英語 steinen,涂彩，著色，來自古諾斯語 steina,涂彩，著色，來自 steinn,石頭，礦石， 礦物藍，顏色，色彩，來自 Proto-Germanic*stainaz,石頭，詞源同 stone.其原義可能是將有顏 色的礦石磨粉后用于涂色，如中國古代常用的朱砂就是一種非常重要的顏色原料，后引申詞 義弄臟，玷污，斑點，污漬等。

stain (v.)

late 14c., "damage or blemish the appearance of," probably representing a merger of Old Norse steina "to paint, color, stain," and a shortened form of Middle English disteynen "to discolor or stain," from Old French desteign-, stem of desteindre "to remove the color" (Modern French déteindre), from des- (from Latin dis- "remove;" see dis-) + Old French teindre "to dye," from Latin tingere (see tincture). Meaning "to color" (fabric, wood, etc.) is from 1650s. Intransitive sense "to become stained, take stain" is from 1877. Related: Stained; staining. Stained glass is attested from 1791.

stain (n.)

1560s, "act of staining," from stain (v.). Meaning "a stain mark, discoloration produced by foreign matter" is from 1580s. Meaning "dye used in staining" is from 1758.

1. A dark red stain was spreading across his shirt.

一塊深紅色的污漬正在他的襯衫上滲開。

來自柯林斯例句

2. I hope it doesn't stain the carpet.

希望它別把地毯弄臟。

來自《權威詞典》

3. She couldn't rub off the blood stain on her blouse.

她沒法將上衣的血漬擦掉.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. It will remain an indelible stain on his memory.

這將成為他記憶中一個不可磨滅的污點.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

5. The damp rising from the ground caused the walls to stain badly.

地面上升起的濕氣使墻壁的顏色變得很難看.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》