Word · Frequency #2387
pure
纯的；纯净的；无杂质的
not mixed with other substances; clean and free from impurities
- 1.
Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
无瑕疵或缺陷的；未受污染的
- 2.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
纯的,不含任何杂质
- 3.
Free of foreign material or pollutants.
无外来物质或污染物的
- 4.
without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
绝对的,十足的(常用于贬义强调)
- 5.
Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean.
无不道德行为或品质的；纯洁的
- 6.
(of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black
纯色的,未掺白、灰或黑色
- 7.
Mere; that and that only.
仅仅；只有
- 8.
Done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.
为自身目的而非服务于其他科学分支的
- 9.
Of a single, simple sound or tone; said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.
单一、简单的声音或音调；指某些元音和不送气的辅音
- 10.
Without harmonics or overtones; not harsh or discordant.
无泛音或谐波的；不刺耳或不和谐的
- 11.
Having no side effects.
无副作用的
纯粹的；十足的；完全的；纯洁的；无瑕的；无邪的；纯色的；纯理论的；纯学术的；单音的；不送气的
In use
This water is so pure that it comes from a natural spring.
She felt pure happiness when she saw her family.
The sweater is made of pure wool.
pure air and water
pure gold
pure primary colors
the violin's pure and lovely song
pure tones
pure oxygen
pure folly
Connections
Collocations
- pure water
- 纯净水
- This brand guarantees 100% pure water.这个品牌保证100%纯净水。
- pure luck
- 纯粹的运气
- It was pure luck that we met.我们相遇纯粹是运气。
- pure gold
- 纯金
- The ring is made of pure gold.这枚戒指是纯金制成的。
- pure mathematics
- 纯数学
- He is a professor of pure mathematics.他是一位纯数学教授。
- pure and simple
- 完全地；纯粹地
- It was an accident, pure and simple.这纯粹是意外。
- pure joy
- 纯粹的快乐
Learner notes
Memory Tip
pure 中的 'pur' 联想到 'purify'（净化），所以意思为纯净的。
Context & Register
register: neutral; contexts: 日常生活, 学术写作; note_zh: 通常用于描述物质无杂质或情感纯真，在日常和正式场合均可使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'cure', 'sure', 'lure', 'endure', 'secure', and 'obscure' share the /ʊr/ ending with 'pure' and thus rhyme. However, beware of lookalikes like 'purr' (/pɜr/) which sounds different.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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