stigma

名词 stigma:

1. the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil
2. a symbol of disgrace or infamy--Genesis
   同义词：mark, brand, stain
3. an external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod
4. a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease

1. A mark of disgrace or notoriety; a stigma.
   耻辱的标记表示耻辱和丑恶声名的标记; 耻辱
2. Living in sin is no longer the social stigma it once was.
   现在同居不再象过去那样被认为是一种社会的耻辱行为。
3. There should be no stigma attached to being poor.
   贫穷不应该与耻辱扯上任何关系。
4. There is less stigma attached to illegitimacy now than there used to be.
   私生子女已经不象过去那样见不得人了。