[tɛnt; tɛint] (發音來源)
污點
單字解釋
taint
[tɛnt; tɛint]
《源自古法語「著色」的意思》(不可數名詞)
[又作 a ~]
1 腐敗; (道德的) 墮落
meat free from ~
沒有腐壞的肉
Moral ~ has spread among young people.
道德的敗壞在年輕人之間蔓延
2 污染,沾染; 污點; 污名[of, on]
the ~ of scandal
醜聞的污名
a ~ on one's honor
名譽上的一個污點
3 [不名譽之事物的] 跡象,痕跡[of]
There seems to be a ~ of drunkenness in his family.
他的家族中似乎有酗酒的遺風
(及物動詞)
1 沾污,污染,感染
Smog has ~ed the air. = The air has been ~ed by [with] smog.
煙霧污染了天空
2 使…腐壞; (在道德方面) 使…腐敗,使…墮落; 毒化<思想等>,毒害…
Pornography ~s the young mind.
黃色書刊毒害年輕人的心靈
His character is ~ed by selfishness.
他的性格帶有自私的缺點
(不及物動詞)
腐敗; 墮落; 感染,沾染
n. 污點, 恥辱, 感染
vt. 污染, 使腐敗, 沾染, 腐蝕
[醫] 遺傳素質, 腐敗, 污斑
英字分解
tain, ten, tent, tin
hold, keep, have
[example]
retain, continue, content, tenacious
[root] tain, ten, tent, tin [記憶法]
在此取留之意。
t
[音似] 剃; 剔; 悌; 涕; 屜; 惕; 梯; 啼; 堤; 提; 替; 隄; 踢; 蹄; 嚏; 題; 體
在此取體之意。
列根成形
創義薛說
髒東西留在物體上洗不掉，叫？ ➔ 污點
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