Stigma

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n. (名詞 noun)[C]



          1.    恥辱,污名

                      Her behavior will leave a stigma on her family.

                      她的行為將給她的家庭留下污名。

          2.    【植】柱頭;眼點

          3.    【動】氣門;點斑;眼點

          4.    【醫】(病的)特徵;小斑

          5.    【古】烙印,黥面





Dictionary.com



–noun

1. a mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one's reputation. 

2. Medicine/Medical. 

a. a mental or physical mark that is characteristic of a defect or disease: 



the stigmata of [leprosy].  



b. a place or point on the skin that bleeds during certain mental states, as in hysteria.   

3. Zoology. 

a. a small mark, spot, or pore (毛孔) on an animal or organ. 

b. the eyespot of a protozoan. [proh-tuh-zoh-uhn] 原生動物

c. an entrance into the respiratory system of insects.   

4. Botany. the part of a pistil (雌蕊) that receives the pollen. 趴冷 (花粉)

5. stigmata, marks resembling the wounds of the crucified body of Christ, said to be supernaturally impressed on the bodies of certain persons, esp. nuns, tertiaries (第三級教士), and monastics. (修道士)

6. Archaic. a mark made by a branding iron on the skin of a criminal or slave.



—Synonyms 

1. blot, blemish, tarnish.





The Columbia Guide to Standard American English



stigma (n.)   

 

has two plurals: the borrowed Greek stigmata and the regular English stigmas. 



Americans pronounce stigmas STIG-muhz, but we have three pronunciations for stigmata: STIG-muh-tuh, stig-MAH-tuh, and stig-MAT-uh; 



the British also have stig-MAIT-uh. 



Where a semantic (語義學的) distinction is maintained between the two plurals, stigmata is sometimes used for real marks or scars, visible to the eye, whereas stigmas may be invisible figurative marks. 



But these are not very powerful generalizations. Stigmata sounds more Formal to most audiences, and some Christians use it only in referring to Jesus’s wounds.





　Medem's seamless ability to operate on multiple levels of meaning and intertwine internal and external events [elevates] Tierra [from] the stigma of merely serving as a Buñuel homage film.





see enigma