1580s, in the moral sense; c. 1600 in the physical sense; from un- (1) "not" + past participle of taint (v.). Earlier was untained (mid-15c.), from a Middle English variant of taint (v.).
雙語例句
1. Organic food refers to food that is by - and - large untainted by pollution.
總體來說,有機(jī)食品是一種未被污染的食品.
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2. One finds good and bad smells in the air, but the air itself is untainted.
人可以從空氣的氣味中發(fā)現(xiàn)好與壞, 但空氣本身卻不受好與壞的影響.
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3. My conscience stays untainted isn spite of rumors and slanders from the outside.
我的良知純潔沒有污點(diǎn),不管外界的流言蜚語和造謠中傷.
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4. Man must vanquish himself, do himself violence, to perform the slightest action untainted by evil.