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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in·tact ETYMOLOGY Middle English intacte, from Latin intactus, from in-+ tactus, past participle of tangere to touch — more at tangent DATE 15th century 1. untouched especially by anything that harms or diminishes : entire , uninjured2. of a living body or its parts : having no relevant component removed or destroyed: a. physically virginal b. not castrated Synonyms: see perfect English Etymology intact c.1450, from L. intactus "untouched, uninjured," from in- "not" + tactus, pp. of tangere "to touch" (see tangent). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 intact in·tact / in5tAkt / adjective[not usually before noun] complete and not damaged 完好无损；完整 SYN undamaged :
Most of the house remains intact even after two hundred years. 虽然过了两百年,这房子的大部份还保持完好。 He emerged from the trial with his reputation intact. 他受审获释,名誉丝毫未受损害。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English intact adj. VERBS appear, be | remain, stay, survive The building survived almost intact. | emerge a hero who always escaped by the skin of his teeth, emerging miraculously intact after each cliff-hanging episode | find sth We found the tomb perfectly intact. | keep sth, maintain sth, preserve sth The collection should be kept completely intact. | leave sth a group of old army buildings that had been left largely intact ADV. remarkably, substantially, very much The character of the original house is very much intact. | completely, entirely, perfectly, wholly | almost, nearly, virtually | basically, essentially, largely, more or less | fairly, reasonably, relatively | apparently | still The mill machinery is still intact. | miraculously Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: WHOLE 1, entire, flawless, perfect, unblemished, undamaged, unhurt, unimpaired, uninjured, unmarred Antonyms: defective 2 Synonyms: VIRGIN 1, maiden, undeflowered, virginal Antonyms: deflowered Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged in·tact \ə̇n.ˈtakt\ adjective Etymology: Middle English intacte, from Latin intactus, from in- in- (I) + tactus, past participle of tangere to touch — more at tangent 1. : untouched especially by anything that harms or diminishes :left complete or entire : uninjured < obtain your uncle's estate intact — Kenneth Roberts > < houses largely intact after some 3500 years — Jacquetta & Christopher Hawkes > < the memory of that night remained intact — Elinor Wylie > 2. of a living body or its parts : physically and functionally complete : having no relevant component removed or destroyed: a. : physically virginal b. : sexually competent : uncastrated — used chiefly of a domestic animal• in·tact·ness \-k(t)nə̇s\ noun -es |
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