| 释义 |
taint/teint/ n. & v.●n. 1 a spot or trace of decay, infection, or some bad quality 污点；污染(处)；腐烂(部分) 2 an unpleasant scent or smell 难闻的气味 3 a corrupt condition or infection 腐败现象；污染 ●v. 1 tr. affect with a taint 弄脏；污染；使腐坏 2 tr. (foll. by 后跟 with) affect slightly 玷污；败坏 3 intr. become tainted 沾染；感染；腐败；堕落 □ taintless adj.[Middle English, partly via Old French teint(e) from Latin tinctus, from tingere ‘to dye’, partly from ATTAINT] |