late 14c., from Old French escare "scab" (Modern French escarre), from Late Latin eschara, from Greek eskhara "scab formed after a burn," literally "hearth, fireplace," of unknown origin. English sense probably influenced by Middle English skar (late 14c.) "crack, cut, incision," from Old Norse skarð, related to score (n.). Figurative sense attested from 1580s.
scar (v.)
1550s, from scar (n.1). Figurative use from 1590s. Related: Scarred; scarring.
scar (n.2)
"bare and broken rocky face of a cliff or mountain," 1670s, earlier "rock, crag" (14c.), perhaps from Old Norse sker "isolated rock or low reef in the sea," from Proto-Germanic *sker- "to cut" (see shear (v.)).
实用例句
1. A muscle tear will leave a scar after healing.
肌肉撕裂复原后会留下疤痕。来自柯林斯例句
2. Her face was disfigured by a long red scar.
她脸上一条红色的长疤使她破相了。来自《权威词典》
3. a scar on his cheek
脸上的伤疤来自《权威词典》
4. Haas identified the suspect by the scar on his face.
哈斯通过他脸上的伤疤辨认出他是嫌疑犯.来自《简明英汉词典》
5. The blowup showed a scar on the attacker's cheek.
