Definition
马赛克是一个音译外来词（来自英语mosaic），有两个常用又不同的含义。一是指用小块彩色材料拼成的装饰图案，常见于建筑或艺术品。二是媒体中指用于遮挡隐私部位或敏感信息的模糊块（常与动词“打”连用，说“打马赛克”）。使用时要根据语境判断是哪种意思。
noun
mosaic (decorative art made of small colored pieces)mosaic (blurred or pixelated area used to censor images/video)
Examples
- 马赛克，。Zhè zuò jiàotáng de mǎ sài kè fēicháng jīngměi, xīyǐn le hěn duō yóukè.The mosaics in this church are very exquisite and attract many tourists.
- ，马赛克。Wèile bǎohù yǐnsī, shìpín lǐ de rénliǎn dōu dǎ le mǎ sài kè.To protect privacy, faces in the video were pixelated (mosaicked).
- 马赛克。Tā yòng cǎisè bōli suìpiàn pīn chéng le yì fú piàoliang de mǎ sài kè huà.She used colored glass fragments to piece together a beautiful mosaic painting.
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