late 14c., also frecken, probably from Old Norse freknur (plural) "freckles" (cognates: Icelandic frekna, Danish fregne, Swedish fr?gne "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.
雙語例句
1. The current national poster child is a tiny, freckle-faced redhead.
現在的那個全國廣告代言人個頭不高，紅頭發，臉上有雀斑。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Some people freckle more easily than others.
有些人容易比別人長雀斑.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
3. A freckle - face blenny peeks from its reef burrow in the Solomon Islands.