Word · Frequency #14529
taint
污点；耻辱
核心释义
A mark of disgrace on one's character; a blemish.
- 1.
污染；腐败(尤指食物)
A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.
- 2.
(长矛)无效的刺击
A thrust with a lance, which fails of its intended effect.
- 3.
被污染的状态
the state of being contaminated
- 4.
一丝；微量；痕迹
A tinge, trace or touch.
- 5.
(长矛的)损伤；不光彩的断矛
An injury done to a lance in an encounter, without its being broken; also, a breaking of a lance in an encounter in a dishonorable or unscientific manner.
- 6.
污点；瑕疵(尤指品格上的)
A mark of disgrace, especially on one's character; blemish.
- 7.
污点标记
A marker indicating that a variable is unsafe and should be subjected to additional security checks.
污染；腐坏；变质；一丝；些许痕迹；污染标记；不安全标记；未中目标的一刺；（比武中）长矛受损；不光彩地折断长矛
用法In use
The taint in the drinking water was obvious from the smell.
用法提示：taint 作名词，表示水被污染的状态。
The meat had a taint, so we sent it back to the shop.
用法提示：taint 作名词，表示肉类变质污染的状态。
The taint from the factory spread into the nearby fields.
用法提示：taint 作名词，表示污染从源头扩散的状态。
a taint of sth
表示某事物带有少量负面特征。
There was a taint of corruption in the government.
政府中有一丝腐败的污点。
without taint
常用于描述清白无瑕的状态。
His reputation remained without taint throughout his career.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- the taint of corruption
- 腐败的污点
- The new leader promised to remove the taint of corruption from the party.新领导人承诺清除党内腐败的污点。
- a taint of decay
- 一丝腐坏
- There was a taint of decay in the old house.老房子里有一丝腐坏的气味。
- free from taint
- 不受污染的；无污点的
- The water was found to be completely free from taint.经检测，这些水完全未受污染。
- a taint of doubt
- 一丝怀疑
- The error in the data left a taint of doubt over the entire study.数据中的错误给整个研究留下了一丝怀疑。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆：stain（污渍）去掉 s 就是 taint，同样表示污染、污点；想象食物被污染后带有污点。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：食品安全检查、严肃评论文章 作名词表示“污染、污点”时，比较常见于书面或正式语境，如食品安全报告或严肃评论；在日常口语中较少单独使用，多改用“污染”“污点”等更普通的说法。在具体描述食物腐败时语气较为中性，在引申为道德污点时则偏正式。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words in this list rhyme with taint (/teɪnt/) in their stressed syllable: /peɪnt/, /feɪnt/, /seɪnt/, /kweɪnt/, /kənˈstreɪnt/, /rɪˈstreɪnt/. Watch out for lookalikes such as print (/prɪnt/), point (/pɔɪnt/), and pint (/paɪnt/), which are spelled similarly but pronounced differently.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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