impure
/ɪmˈpjʊə(r)/adjective
1
- mixed with foreign matter; adulterated掺杂的, 不纯的, 掺假的：
an impure form of heroin.
不纯的海洛因。
1.1
- dirty脏的：
a parasite that thrives in impure water.
在污水中大量繁殖的寄生虫。
1.2
- (of a colour) mixed with another colour（颜色）杂色的。
2
- morally wrong, especially in sexual matters不道德的（尤指性方面的）：
citizens suspected of harbouring impure thoughts.
被疑有不道德思想的公民。
2.1
- defiled or contaminated according to ritual prescriptions被玷污的, 受玷污的：
the perception of woman as impure.
认为女人不洁净的观念
派生词
impurely
adverbimpureness
noun词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'dirty， containing offensive matter'）： from Latin impurus, from in- 'not' + purus 'pure'.