pristine

adjective
🔊/ˈprɪstiːn/
🔊/ˈprɪstiːn/
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  1. fresh and clean, as if new崭新的;清新的 synonym immaculate
    • The car is in pristine condition.这辆汽车是全新的。🔊🔊
    • a pristine white tablecloth原始的白色桌布
    • Their uniforms have to be kept pristine at all times.他们的制服必须始终保持原始状态。
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  2. not developed or changed in any way; left in its original condition未开发的;处于原始状态的 synonym unspoiled
    • pristine, pollution-free beaches没有污染的原始海滩
    • The oil slick seems certain to blacken miles of pristine coastline.浮油似乎必将使原始的海岸线变黑。
  3. Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘original, former, primitive and undeveloped’): from Latin pristinus ‘former’. The senses ‘unspoilt’ and ‘spotless’ date from the 1920s.