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be untainted by sth
untainted by 后接污染源，多与 reputation、record 等抽象名词搭配。
His reputation was untainted by the false accusations.
他的名声并未受到虚假指控的玷污。
没有污点的；清白无瑕的
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没有污点的；清白无瑕的
untainted
His reputation was untainted by the false accusations.
他的名声并未受到虚假指控的玷污。
未受污染的；纯净的。
Not tainted; free of contamination; pure.
Her reputation remained untainted despite the false rumors.
尽管有虚假谣言，她的名声依然清白无瑕。
The judge was known for an untainted career in public service.
这位法官因在公共服务领域拥有清白无瑕的职业生涯而闻名。
He left the company with an untainted record, having never taken a bribe.
他离开公司时记录清白无瑕，从未收过贿赂。
untainted by 后接污染源，多与 reputation、record 等抽象名词搭配。
His reputation was untainted by the false accusations.
他的名声并未受到虚假指控的玷污。
作定语时通常修饰抽象名词，如 reputation、record。
She built an untainted reputation over decades.
她几十年来建立了清白无瑕的名声。
作表语，强调保持清白或不受污染的状态。
The judge's impartiality remained untainted.
法官的公正性依然无可指摘。
Not this
The scandal did not untainted his reputation.
Use this
The scandal did not taint his reputation.
untainted 是形容词，不能跟在 did not 后作动词；应用动词 taint 的原形，即 did not + 动词原形。
Not this
The water is untainted from pollution.
Use this
The water is untainted by pollution.
untainted 表示“未被…污染/玷污”时，固定搭配介词用 by 引出施动者，不用 from。
Not this
His reputation was untinted by the rumors.
Use this
His reputation was untainted by the rumors.
untinted 意为“无色的、未着色的”，与名声无关；表达“未被谣言玷污”应使用 untainted，两词拼写相近但意思不同。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
清白的名声
He has built an untainted reputation over twenty years.
他二十年来树立了清白的名声。
未受丑闻玷污
Her public image remained untainted by scandal.
她的公众形象始终未受丑闻玷污。
保持清白
His good name remains untainted despite the rumors.
尽管有谣言，他的好名声依然清白。
清白的履历
The candidate presented an untainted record of public service.
这位候选人展示了清白的公共服务履历。
我想看看真正的美国，一个未被好莱坞浮华玷污的美国。
This line from the 1941 film Sullivan's Travels captures the director's wish to experience a story untainted by Hollywood artifice.
这句话出自1941年的电影《沙利文游记》，表达了导演希望体验一个未被好莱坞技巧影响的真实故事的愿望。
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untainted = un（没有）+ taint（污点）；想象一块纯白手帕没有任何污渍，依然清白无瑕。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、journalism、discussing reputation or record untainted 比较正式，多用于书面语，通常形容名声、经历等没有污点；日常口语中较少使用，更常说 clean。
常用于修饰 reputation，表示名誉清白、未受玷污。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.