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Pristine Adj Earliest Decay Latin Adulterate Pristain A.太古的;纯洁的;新鲜的

单词 pristine
音标 ['pristain]
解释 a.太古的;纯洁的;新鲜的
红宝书 【英】 adj. 太古的(belonging to the earliest period)纯洁的(not spoiled; pure)新鲜的(fresh and clean as if new)
【考】 pristine : decay / stable : fluctuation(新鲜的不会腐烂/稳 定的不会波动)反义词:corrupted by civilization(被文明 腐蚀的); squalid(肮脏的); contaminated(被污染 的); taint(污点)
【记】 prist(=prim最早的)+ ine=primitive
【例】 pristine innocence(天真无邪)
字源 pristine (adj.)
1530s, "pertaining to the earliest period, primitive, ancient," from Middle French pristin or directly from Latin pristinus "former, early, original," from Old Latin pri "before" (see prime (adj.)). Meaning "unspoiled, untouched, pure" is from 1899 (implied in a use of pristinely) but according to OED 2nd ed. print still regarded as ignorant "by many educated speakers."
不择手段背单词 adj. 纯洁的(未被文明腐蚀的); 新鲜的; 原始的
【记】prist = prim(adj 最早的)p屁, ris升起, tine = time: 屁股擡起来的时候已经干净了-纯洁的
【类】pristine: decay = stable: fluctuation = still: movement未被文明腐蚀的不会腐烂 = 稳定的不会波动 = 静止的不会运动demanding: satisfactory = adulterate: pristine苛求的不容易满意 = 掺假的不容易纯净dismantle: unity = adulterate: pristine拆除消除整体 = 掺假消除纯净pristine: blemish = ? 质朴的: 腐朽 = ?
【反】corrupted by civilization(被文明腐蚀的); squalid(adj 肮脏的); contaminated(v 被污染的); taint(v 感染; n 污点)
趣味全助记 【记】priest 牧师,牧师的作用是让人回到原始的纯洁状态

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