impurity

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ɪmˈpjɝɪti/|/ɪmˈpjuɹɪti/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution, adulteration or insufficient purification. countable,uncountable
    — Even animals in the Jewish system cause impurity only when they are dead.
  2. A component or additive that renders something else impure. countable,uncountable
    — The impurities in the iron ore made extraction of the iron very difficult.
  3. A state of immorality or sin; especially the weakness of the flesh: inchastity. countable,uncountable
    — With his cheating, lying and stealing, he epitomised the impurity of humanity.

词形变化

impurities plural

词源

From impure + -ity. From Middle French impurité, from Latin impuritas.
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