| 单词 | pure |
| 释义 | pure (once / 52 pages) adj The adjective pure describes something that's made of only one substance and is not mixed with anything else. For example, your favorite soft, warm winter scarf might be made from pure merino wool. Anything that's uncontaminated by extra, unnecessary, or unclean substances is pure. You can swim in pure water or wear a necklace that's made of pure silver. Pure can also mean "complete" or "absolute," especially when it describes happiness. A religious meaning of pure is "free from sin", good or wholesome. The Latin word purus, "clean or unmixed," is the root of pure. WORD FAMILYpure: impure, purely, pureness, purer, purest, purism, purity+/impure: impurely, impureness, impurer, impurest, impurity/impurity: impurities/purism: purisms, purist/purist: purists/purity: purities USAGE EXAMPLESThe 23-year-old Austin said he is moving forward “with pure joy” to chase his dream. Washington Times(Dec 01, 2016) We’ll never beat Arnie and Jack for pure competitive drama, but Jack and Tiger as historical theater has been pretty good, too. Golf Digest(Dec 01, 2016) In today’s NHL, pure enforcers are a dying breed, and as a result, fewer players are known for regularly dropping their gloves. Washington Post(Nov 30, 2016) 1adj free of extraneous elements of any kind pure air and water pure gold pure primary colors the violin's pure and lovely song pure tones pure oxygen Syn|Ant clean ritually clean or pure axenic(used of cultures of microorganisms) completely free from other organisms clean, freshfree from impurities clean, clear, light, unclouded(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims finefree from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity nativeas found in nature in the elemental form plain, sheer, unmingled, unmixednot mixed with extraneous elements pristinecompletely free from dirt or contamination sublimatemade pure unadulteratednot mixed with impurities unalloyedfree from admixture uncontaminated, unpollutedfree from admixture with noxious elements; clean virginaluntouched or undefiled processedprepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process impure combined with extraneous elements impure, uncleanhaving a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws technical grade, technical-gradecontaining small amounts of other chemicals, hence slightly impure adulterate, adulterated, debasedmixed with impurities alloyed(used of metals) debased by mixture with an inferior element bastardised, bastardizedderiving from more than one source or style contaminated, pollutedrendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution dingy, dirty, muddied, muddy(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear unpurifiednot made pure unprocessednot altered from an original or natural state 2adj (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black Syn|Ant saturated intense, vivid (of color) having the highest saturation unsaturated (of color) not chromatically pure; diluted dull(of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted 3adj free from discordant qualities Syn harmonious musically pleasing 4adj (used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless "I felt pure and sweet as a new baby"- Sylvia Plath pure as the driven snow Syn|Ant chaste morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse) immaculate, undefiledfree from stain or blemish whitefree from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied impure (used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene unchastenot chaste defiled, maculatemorally blemished; stained or impure 5adj in a state of sexual virginity pure and vestal modesty men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal Syn vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuous chaste morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse) 6adj without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers pure folly Syn arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, sodding, staring, stark, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, utter unmitigated not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier 7adj concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied pure science Syn theoretical concerned with theories rather than their practical applications |
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