pure

英 [pjʊə] 美[pjʊr]

adj. 纯的；纯粹的；纯洁的；清白的；纯理论的
n. (Pure)人名；(俄)普雷

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中文词源

pure 纯的，纯粹的

来自拉丁语purus,纯的，干净的，未装饰的，来自PIE*peue,纯化，清洗，词源同purge.

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比较级: purer;最高级: purest;

英文词源

pure: pure: [13] Pure goes back ultimately to Latin pūrus ‘clean’, a word of ancient ancestry which was related to Sanskrit pūtás ‘purified’. It reached English via Old French pur. Amongst its Latin derivatives were the verbs pūrificāre ‘make pure’, source of English purify [14]; pūrāre ‘make pure’, which became French purer ‘purify, strain’, source of English purée [19]; and pūrigāre, later pūrgāre ‘purify’, source of English expurgate [17] and purge [14].
=> expurgate, purge
pure (adj.): c. 1300 (late 12c. as a surname, and Old English had purlamb "lamb without a blemish"), "unmixed," also "absolutely, entirely," from Old French pur "pure, simple, absolute, unalloyed," figuratively "simple, sheer, mere" (12c.), from Latin purus "clean, clear; unmixed; unadorned; chaste, undefiled," from PIE root *peue- "to purify, cleanse" (cognates: Latin putus "clear, pure;" Sanskrit pavate "purifies, cleanses," putah "pure;" Middle Irish ur "fresh, new;" Old High German fowen "to sift").

Replaced Old English hlutor. Meaning "free from moral corruption" is first recorded mid-14c. In reference to bloodlines, attested from late 15c.

双语例句

1. Somehow she'd always been a child in his mind, pure and virginal.: 不知何故，她在他心里一直是个天真无邪的孩子。

2. Hybrids, unlike pure electric cars, never need to be plugged in.: 与纯电动汽车不同，混合动力车永远不需要接电源。

3. "Aromatherapy oils" are not pure essential oils but dilutions.: “香薰精油”并非纯精油，而是经过稀释的。

4. Physics isn't just about pure science with no immediate applications.: 物理学并非只是一门不能直接运用的纯科学。

5. The old man turned to give her a look of pure surprise.: 老人转身十分惊奇地看了她一眼。

英英释意

1. free of extraneous elements of any kind;: "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"

2. without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers;: "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"

3. concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied;: "pure science"

4. (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or gray or black

5. free from discordant qualities

6. used of persons or behaviors; having no faults; sinless;: "I felt pure and sweet as a new baby"- Sylvia Plath; "pure as the driven snow"

7. in a state of sexual virginity;: "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal"

8. not mixed;: "pure oxygen"

考试真题

Pure enjoyment of problem-solving, for a lucky few.

Grey pants made from pure cotton.

The bottle is sealed, and the label says "pure water"?

Designer sportswear would have to be verified by a standard other than that of pure beauty; the emulation of a designer's life in designer sportswear was a crude version of this relationship.

None of this is a matter of asceticism（苦行主义）; it is just pure selfishness.

In fact, almost every interview I've ever had was due to a connection—one that I've gained through pure determination, not a school brand.

Hearing these stories, I'm skeptical about the place — other destinations are described as "purer" natural experiences.

I was in a place of pure happiness.

The very purest form of waiting is the watched-pot wait.

The idea that “housing crisis”equals“concreted meadows” is pure lobby talk.

The idea that "housing crisis" equals "concreted meadows" is pure lobby talk.

实用场景例句

pure gold/silk, etc.: 纯金、真丝等

These shirts are 100% pure cotton.: 这些衬衫是100%的纯棉。

Classical dance in its purest form requires symmetry and balance.: 真正的古典舞蹈要求对称与平衡。

One movie is classified as pure art, the other as entertainment.: 一部电影被列为纯艺术片，另一部被列为娱乐片。

a bottle of pure water: 一瓶纯净水

The air was sweet and pure.: 空气清新而纯净。

They met by pure chance.: 他们相遇纯属偶然。

She laughed with pure joy.: 她由衷地笑起来。

to lead a pure life: 过纯洁的生活

His motives were pure.: 他动机纯正。

(literary)to be pure in body and mind: 身心纯洁

beaches of pure white sand: 洁白的沙滩

a pure voice: 纯净的嗓音

pure mathematics: 纯粹数学

technology as opposed to pure science subjects: 相对于纯理论学科的技术

These cattle are one of the purest breeds in Britain.: 这些牛是英国最纯的品种之一。

It's laziness, pure and simple.: 这全然是懒惰。

...a carton of pure orange juice.: 一盒纯橙汁

In remote regions, the air is pure and the crops are free of poisonous insecticides.: 在偏远地区，空气很纯净，庄稼也不施用有毒的杀虫剂。

...demands for purer and cleaner river water.: 需要更纯净、更清洁的河水

...flowers in a whole range of blues with the occasional pure white.: 各种深深浅浅的蓝色花朵，偶尔有纯白色花朵点缀其间

Nicholson never swerved from his aim of making pure and simple art.: 尼科尔森始终坚持创作纯粹简单的艺术，从未动摇过。

Physics isn't just about pure science with no immediate applications...: 物理学并非只是一门不能直接运用的纯科学。

They did not approach their subject solely as a matter of 'pure' theory.: 他们并没有把他们的学科完全当作一门“纯”理论学科来对待。

The old man turned to give her a look of pure surprise...: 老人转身十分惊奇地看了她一眼。

To sleep on my own and not hear the boys snore or grunt was pure bliss.: 自己一个人睡、不用听男孩们的鼾声或咕哝声简直是幸福极了。

She was baptized and she was pure and clean of sin.: 接受了洗礼的她纯洁无瑕。

It's blackmail, pure and simple.: 这纯粹是敲诈。

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