piebald
英 [ˈpaɪ.bɔːld]
美 [ˈpaɪ.bɑːld]
piebald 黑白两色的,花斑的pie,喜鹊,bald,此处来自其古义斑点的,斑白的。即喜鹊的颜色,或形如喜鹊的黑白斑点。
- piebald (adj.)
- "of two different colors," 1580s, formed from pie (n.2) "magpie" + bald in its older sense of "spotted, white;" in reference to the black-and-white plumage of the magpie. Hence, "of mixed character, mongrel." Technically only of black-and-white colorings.
- 1. It is a piebald pony.
- 这是一匹黑白斑小型马。
- 2. Note A perfect piebald is preferable a muddy brindle or defective solid color.
- 注意:正确的花斑色比污浊的虎斑色或有缺陷的纯色更可取.