Word · Frequency #21130
untainted
没有污点的；清白无瑕的
untainted
- 1.
Not tainted; free of contamination; pure.
未受污染的；纯净的。
未受污染的；纯净的。；没有污点的；清白无瑕的
In use
Her reputation remained untainted despite the false rumors.
The judge was known for an untainted career in public service.
He left the company with an untainted record, having never taken a bribe.
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。
untainted + noun
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。
remain untainted
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。
Common mistakes
The scandal did not untainted his reputation.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。
The water is untainted from pollution.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。
His reputation was untinted by the rumors.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。
Connections
Collocations
- untainted reputation
- 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。
- untainted by scandal
- 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。
- remain untainted
- 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。
- untainted record
- 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。
Pop culture & quotes
- I want to see the real America, untainted by the tinsel of Hollywood.
- 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.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
常用于修饰 reputation，表示名誉清白、未受玷污。
Pronunciation & Spelling
上述词中，tainted、painted、sainted、acquainted、unpainted 与 untainted /ˌʌnˈteɪntɪd/ 真正押韵：重读音节都含 /eɪ/，且以 /ntɪd/ 结尾。注意 unpainted 与 untainted 读音和拼写都极为相似，只是重读辅音不同（/p/ 对 /t/）。拼写看似相近但发音不同的是 unwanted /ʌnˈwɒntɪd/，其元音是 /ɒ/，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.