Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #22369
unadulterated
纯的；未掺杂的
Pure; not mixed with anything else.
- 1.
Pure; not mixed or adulterated with anything.
纯净的；未混合或掺杂任何其他物质的。
- 2.
not mixed with impurities
不含杂质的
- 3.
Utter or out-and-out, especially in the phrase unadulterated truth.
完全的,尤其用于“纯粹的真相”一词中
- 4.
without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
十足的,完全的(常贬义)
十足的；不折不扣的；纯净的；未混合或掺杂任何其他物质的。；不含杂质的；完全的,尤其用于“纯粹的真相”一词中；十足的,完全的(常贬义)
In use
The juice is made from unadulterated fruit, with no added sugar or preservatives.
She prefers unadulterated black coffee in the morning.
The scientist tested the unadulterated sample before adding any chemicals.
unadulterated maple syrup
the unadulterated truth
unadulterated + noun
直接修饰名词，表示纯粹的、无杂质的。
She has an unadulterated joy for life.
她对生活有着纯粹的喜悦。
be + unadulterated
系表结构，描述主语的性质。
His intentions were unadulterated.
Connections
Collocations
- unadulterated truth
- 纯粹的真相；不折不扣的事实
- She told me the unadulterated truth about what happened.她告诉了我事情发生的全部真相。
- unadulterated joy
- 纯粹的快乐；毫无杂质的喜悦
- Watching the children play brought her unadulterated joy.看着孩子们玩耍给她带来了纯粹的快乐。
- unadulterated nonsense
- 十足的胡言乱语；一派胡言
- His excuse is unadulterated nonsense.他的借口完全是一派胡言。
- unadulterated pleasure
- 纯粹的乐趣
- For him, reading is an unadulterated pleasure.对他来说，阅读是一种纯粹的乐趣。
- unadulterated greed
- 十足的贪婪
- The decision was driven by unadulterated greed.这一决定是纯粹由贪婪驱动的。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：拼写中藏着 adult（大人），想象诚实的大人从不说谎——他的话是 unadulterated（十足的）真话，毫无掺假。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：正式或书面描述事物纯粹性、口语中作加强语气的用法（常含贬义） 该词表“纯净的、未掺杂的”时多用于正式或书面语境；作“十足的、不折不扣的”加强语时则比较常见于口语或非正式表达，常带贬义。具体选用需根据搭配和语境判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ated 结尾，末尾读音均为 /eɪtɪd/，但重音位置不同，因此与 unadulterated 不是严格押韵；unadulterated 的重音在 /ˈdʌl/ 上，-ated 部分为次重音。注意 adult /əˈdʌlt/ 出现在 unadulterated 的拼写开头，但两者发音、词源不同，不要混淆。
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