"a bald spot" "a leopard's spots" "a patch of clouds" "patches of thin ice" "a fleck of red"
the act of spotting or staining something
例句
In TCM theory, the nephritis of Henoch-Schonlein purpurabelongs to purple maculation, edema, hematuria and so on. 紫癜性肾炎属于中医“紫斑”、“水肿”、“尿血”等范畴。其病因由于外感风热毒邪扰动血络；或食异物，秉体不受；
This subspecies shows differences with A. a. punctatissima in both body size and elytral maculation. 本亚种在体型及斑纹与锚纹虎甲虫有所差异。
