untainted

/ənˈteɪntɪd/ adj

**Untainted** describes something that stays completely pure, untouched by contamination or corruption. It can refer to literal things like water or food, as well as reputations, motives, or traditions that have escaped blemish. When you call a memory untainted, you’re saying it remains untouched by later events or cynical reinterpretations. The term carries a slight reverence, suggesting a state worth preserving. Use it when you want to highlight the immaculate quality of an object, a record, or a character’s intentions, especially in contrast to the gritty world around them.

【核心含义】指完全纯净、未被污染或败坏的状态,可用于具体事物(如水、食物)或抽象事物(如声誉、动机)。

常与"名誉""回忆""动机"搭配,强调与"受污染"状态的对比。注意与"纯洁"不同,更突出"未被外界玷污"的保全意味。

【Significado central】Algo que se mantiene completamente puro o intacto, sin contaminación, corrupción ni mancha.

Se aplica tanto a cosas concretas (agua, alimentos) como a aspectos inmateriales como la reputación, los motivos, los recuerdos o las tradiciones que no han sido alterados o mancillados. Tiene un tono ligeramente formal y reverencial, por lo que resulta útil para contrastar la pureza de algo con un entorno más crudo o cínico; por ejemplo, "mantuvo una reputación intocada" o "guarda un recuerdo sin contaminar". Evítalo para describir algo simplemente "limpio" en sentido cotidiano, ya que la palabra implica que existe un valor que vale la pena preservar frente a influencias negativas.

Word Origin Untainted is the opposite of tainted, which comes from Latin tingere 'to dip, dye, soak.' The idea: something tainted is stained or corrupted. The un- prefix removes that stain. The same root gives us tint (a slight color), tincture (a dye or medicinal extract), and distain (to stain, now archaic). So untainted means literally 'unstained,' pure.

adj Not tainted; free of contamination; pure.

The mountain spring provided untainted water that was safe to drink.

(形容词) 纯净的;无污染的;洁净的;未受污染的

山泉提供了未经污染的纯净水,可以直接饮用。

(adjetivo) puro; inmaculado; intacto; sin contaminar; limpio [No contaminado; libre de contaminación; puro.]

El manantial de la montaña proporcionaba agua pura que era segura para beber.

(adjectif) pur; immaculé; vierge; intact; non contaminé [Non contaminé; exempt de souillure; pur.]

La source de montagne fournissait une eau untainted (non contaminée), parfaitement propre à la consommation.

(Adjektiv) unverfälscht; unbelastet; rein; makellos [**untainted** bedeutet frei von Verunreinigung, Verschmutzung oder schädlichen Einflüssen; in reinem, unverdorbenem Zustand.]

Das Quellwasser aus den Bergen war **untainted** und konnte bedenkenlos getrunken werden.

(形容詞) 汚染されていない、汚れていない、純粋な状態であること。

山の湧水は汚染されておらず、飲むのに安全な水を提供してくれた。

(adjetivo) puro; incontaminado; imaculado; íntegro; intocado [Não contaminado; livre de contaminação; puro.]

A nascente da montanha fornecia água não contaminada, segura para beber.

Word parts: un + taint + ed

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