taint
翻譯
污染, 玷污, 使腐壞
例句
The scandal tainted his reputation.
這樁醜聞玷污了他的聲譽。
The water was tainted with chemicals.
水被化學品污染了。
文法模式
((sth.)) 玷污（某事物） The scandal tainted his reputation.
((sth.)) ((with sth.)) 用（某物）污染（某事物） The water was tainted with chemicals.
近義詞
同義詞: contaminate, pollute, corrupt, spoil (污染，敗壞); 反義詞: purify, cleanse (淨化，清潔)
詞源
源自古法語“teindre”（染色），來自拉丁語“tingere”（染色）。詞義從“上色”轉變為“敗壞”。
記憶技巧
發音有點像“paint”（油漆）。想像用有害物質“粉刷”某物，從而污染了它。