单词 | impure |
释义 | impure —impurely, adv. —impureness, n. /im pyoor"/, adj. 1. not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, esp. of an inferior or contaminating nature: impure water and air. 2. modified by admixture, as color. 3. mixed or combined with something else: an impure style of architecture. 4. regarded by a religion as unclean, as animals or things. 5. not morally pure or proper; unchaste or obscene: impure thoughts. 6. marked by foreign and unsuitable or objectionable elements or characteristics, as a style of art or of literary expression. [1530-40; < L impurus. See IM-2, PURE] Syn. 5. coarse, vulgar, improper, licentious. |
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