contaminate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /kənˈtæmɪneɪt/    美 /kənˈtæmɪneɪt/|[kənˈtɛəm.ɪ.neɪt]|/kənˈtæmɪnæɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make something dangerous or toxic by introducing impurities or foreign matter. transitive
    — This water is contaminated. It isn't safe to drink.
  2. To soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association. transitive
    — Shall we now Contaminate our figures with base bribes?
  3. To make unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements. transitive
    — Do not contaminate the peanut butter with the jelly.
  4. To infect, usually of a deadly virus. transitive
形容词 adj.
  1. Contaminated. obsolete
    — And that this body conſecrate to thee, By Ruffian Luſt ſhould be contaminate!
  2. Dirty, sinful, wicked, gross, etc. figuratively,obsolete

词形变化

contaminates present,singular,third-person contaminating participle,present contaminated participle,past contaminated past more contaminate comparative most contaminate superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
biocontaminate contaminator cross-contaminate decontaminate noncontaminating recontaminate uncontaminate
相关词
contaminable contamination contaminative

词源

词源 1
First attested in the early 15ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; from Middle English contaminaten (“to defile; to infect with desease”), from contaminat(e) (“sullied, defiled; infected with desease”, also used as the past participle of contaminaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), from Latin contāminātus, the perfect passive participle of contāminō (“to touch together, blend, mingle, corrupt, defile”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), which see for further informations. More at taste, tax, and taxi.
词源 2
First attested in the early 15ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; from Middle English contaminat(e) (“sullied, defiled; infected with desease”, also used as the past participle of contaminaten), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more. Participial usage up until Early Modern English.
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