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  4. contaminated

contaminated

/kənˈtæmɪneɪtɪd/
被污染的

The river was contaminated by industrial waste.

这条河被工业废料污染了。


医学
正式

被有害物质污染的

The contaminated water supply caused a public health crisis.

被污染的供水引发了公共卫生危机。

常用于环境、食品、水源等被有毒或有害物质污染的场景。

figurative

被不良影响或坏习惯腐蚀的

His mind was contaminated by years of exposure to violent media.

多年接触暴力媒体已经腐蚀了他的思想。

多用于描述思想、文化或环境被负面因素侵蚀。

搭配

contaminated food被污染的食物contaminated soil被污染的土壤contaminated blood被污染的血液

同义词

pollutedtaintedimpure

反义词

cleanpureuncontaminated

专业提示

区分 contaminated 与 polluted

两者都表示污染,但 contaminated 通常强调有害物质的存在(如细菌、化学物),而 polluted 更侧重环境的整体破坏(如空气、水)。

词源

拉丁语 contaminare(污染)+ -ed(形容词后缀)。

用法说明

在正式场合(如科学报告、新闻报道)使用;避免与‘polluted’混淆,后者更常见于日常语境。

单词拆解

contaminat-
污染(动词词干)
root
+
-ed
形容词后缀
suffix
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