每日单词: pristine
每日单词: pristine
pristine
英 ['prɪstiːn] 美 ['prɪstiːn]
adj.原始的；未受损的；清新的；纯朴的
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◉Usage Examples
(1) The jungle was pristine; it looked like no person had ever been there.
(2) The car is in pristine condition.
(3) No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes.
(1) 这个丛林是原始的,看起来像没有人到过那里。
(2) 这辆汽车是全新的。
(3) 没有一个人以纯净而无偏见的眼光来看待世界。
◉Word Origin
mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘original, former, primitive and undeveloped’): from Latin pristinus ‘former’. The senses ‘unspoilt’ and ‘spotless’ date from the 1920s.
◉Usage notes
If something is pristine it's immaculately clean or has never been used. So please check your shoes before walking on a pristine white carpet.
A long, long time ago pristine was used to describe primitive or ancient things. It wasn’t until 1899 that the word grew to mean "unspoiled" or "pure." Ecologists strive to preserve pristine rain forests, just as vacationers are always looking for a pristine strip of beach to lounge on. A new car should arrive to you in pristine condition, and hopefully you'll do your best to keep it that way.
◉Collins
1. [ADJ 形容词]一尘不染的；崭新的 Pristine things are extremely clean or new. [usu ADJ n] [FORMAL 正式]
① Now the house is in pristine condition.
现在，这所房子一尘不染。
② ...pristine white shirts.
崭新的白衬衫
