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the purification of [something]
The purification of water is essential for drinking.
水的净化对饮用至关重要。
纯化，提纯
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纯化，提纯
the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
The purification of water is essential for drinking.
水的净化对饮用至关重要。
指去除杂质的过程
净化的行为或过程；去除杂质。
The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.
一种宗教行为或仪式,使被玷污的人变得洁净或无罪。
A religious act or rite in which a defiled person is made clean or free from sin.
将酒倒入圣杯以冲洗圣餐后的酒,随后由牧师饮用。
The pouring of wine into the chalice to rinse it after communion, the wine being then drunk by the priest.
The purification of drinking water is essential for public health.
饮用水的纯化对公共健康至关重要。
Many people buy air purifiers for home air purification.
许多人购买空气净化器用于家庭空气净化。
She attended a ritual of purification to cleanse her spirit.
她参加了一个净化仪式来洗涤心灵。
The purification of water is essential for drinking.
水的净化对饮用至关重要。
Purification by distillation removes most impurities.
通过蒸馏提纯可去除大部分杂质。
常用于宗教或道德语境。
They sought purification from their sins through ritual.
他们通过仪式寻求洗清罪过。
The metal undergoes purification before use.
金属在使用前经过提纯。
Not this
The water needs purification process.
Use this
The water needs a purification process.
英语中，可数名词单数前通常需要冠词，而 'purification' 在此处被用作可数名词短语的一部分，缺少冠词 'a'。
Not this
I need to do purification on this water.
Use this
I need to purify this water.
中文'做净化'的直译导致误用动词短语 'do purification'，英语中通常直接使用动词 'purify' 来表达净化操作。
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水净化
Water purification makes the local river water safe to drink.
水净化使当地河水可以安全饮用。
空气净化
An air purification system is useful in cities with heavy smog.
在雾霾严重的城市，空气净化系统很有用。
净化过程
The purification process removes salt and other minerals from seawater.
这个净化过程会去除海水中的盐分和其他矿物质。
仪式净化
Many ancient cultures practiced ritual purification before entering a temple.
许多古代文化在进入神庙前会进行仪式净化。
净化厂
The new purification plant supplies clean water to the whole city.
新建的净化厂为全城供应洁净的水。
按摩西律法满了洁净的日子，他们带着孩子上耶路撒冷去，要把他献与主。
Many religions include rituals of purification to cleanse the soul.
许多宗教都有净化的仪式，以洗净灵魂。
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联想记忆：pure（纯净）＋-fication（使…化）→ 使变纯，即净化、提纯。
语域：neutral 常见场景：科学或工业流程、宗教仪式、抽象道德引申 该词多用于正式或书面语境，如科学、工业及宗教文本中；日常口语中较少直接用，通常可用其他更口语化的表达替代。
可数名词，常用单数形式
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