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purity

noun
🔊/ˈpjʊərəti/
🔊/ˈpjʊrəti/
[uncountable]
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  1. the state or quality of being pure纯洁；纯净；纯粹
    • The purity of the water is tested regularly.水的纯度定期检测。🔊🔊
    • spiritual purity心灵纯洁
    opposite impurity
    Extra Examples
    • high-purity silver高纯度的银
    • a classical purity of form外形的古典纯粹
    • the building's unadorned purity of style建筑物的淳朴风格
    • the absolute purity of her love她的爱的绝对纯洁
    • She has a purity of heart that inspires others.她的心灵纯洁，能感召他人。
    • The group launched a campaign promoting chastity and moral purity.该组织发起了一场提倡贞操和道德纯正的运动。
    • The veil was regarded as a symbol of the bride's purity.面纱被视为象征着新娘的纯洁。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • absolute
    • great
    • high
    • …
    verb + purity
    • maintain
    • preserve
    phrases
    • purity of blood
    • purity of form
    • purity of style
    • …
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French purete, later assimilated to late Latin puritas, from Latin purus ‘pure’.