mote/məut; mot/ n1 small particle, usu of dust; speck 微粒; （通常指）尘埃.2 (idm 习语) the mote in sb's `eye (dated 旧) the minor fault that sb has committed, when compared with one's own much greater fault （与自己的大错相比）某人的小错、 小毛病或小缺点.
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