| 释义 |
vi·ti·ate /ˈvɪʃɪeɪt/ vt. | vi.
❶ vt.
1. 使变质；污染；损坏
Pollution from smoke and dust vitiates the air. 尘烟会污染空气。
vitiate the relations between A and B 离间甲与乙之间的关系
Exaggeration vitiates a style of writing. 言过其实会破坏文风。
His illness vitiateed his chances of success. 他因病丧失了成功的机会。
2. (在道德等方面)败坏，使堕落
a spirit vitiated by luxury 因生活奢侈而消磨的志气
vitiate the public taste 使公众的情趣变得庸俗
3. 造成(契约、理论、证据等)无效(或被怀疑)；使无说服力
A single word may vitiate a contract. 一字之差即可使合同作废。
Uncontrolled experiment vitiated my theory. 实验控制不当使我的理论无法得到验证。
❷ vi.
1. 被污染；被损坏
2. 造成污染；造成损坏
[< L vitiāre <vitium fault,vice¹] |