| 单词 | immaculate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [i'mækjulit] |
| 解释 | a.洁净的，无瑕的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 洁净的，无瑕的(perf ectly clean; unsoiled; impeccable) 【记】 im(不)+macul(斑点)+ ate→无斑点的 【同】 同根词：macula(皮肤 上的斑点); maculate(有斑点的) 【例】 immaculate behavior |
| 字源 | immaculate (adj.) early 15c., "free from mental or moral pollution, pure," from a figurative use of Latin immaculatus "unstained," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + maculatus "spotted, defiled," past participle of maculare "to spot," from macula "spot, blemish." The literal sense of "spotlessly clean or neat" in English is first attested 1735. Immaculate Conception is late 15c., from Middle French conception immaculée (late 15c.); declared to be an article of faith in 1854. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 洁净无瑕的(极其清洁的) = unsoiled = impeccable = spotless 【记】macula(n 皮肤上的斑点) 【参】maculate(adj 有斑点的) 【反】squalor(n 肮脏; 贫穷) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】im 否定 + maculate (近于mark 标记，记号，痕迹) 【相关】maculate 有斑点的, 玷污 |
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