taint
翻譯
污染, 玷污, 敗壞
例句
The water was tainted with chemicals.
水被化學品污染了。
The scandal tainted his reputation.
這樁醜聞玷污了他的聲譽。
文法模式
((sth.)) ((with sth.)) 用...污染... The water was tainted with chemicals.
((sth.)) 玷污...，敗壞... The scandal tainted his reputation.
近義詞
同義詞: contaminate (污染), pollute (污染), spoil (破壞), corrupt (敗壞); 反義詞: purify (淨化), cleanse (清潔), enhance (提高)
詞源
源自古法語 'teindre'（染色，弄髒），來自拉丁語 'tingere'。
記憶技巧
想像一滴“油漆”或墨水污染了整杯清水。它暗示一件小小的壞事破壞了整體。