a small, pale brown spot on a person’s skin, especially on their face, that often becomes darker after time spent in the sun 雀斑；小斑点 She had wonderful clear skin with an attractive sprinkling of freckles. 她光滑的皮肤上有几处可爱的小雀斑。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brown
- dark
- light
- …
- be covered in
- be covered with
- have
- …
- a sprinkling of freckles
Word Originlate Middle English: alteration of dialect frecken, from Old Norse freknur (plural).