| [/ˈprɪstiːn, also ˈprɪstaɪn; ˋprɪstin/] adj 用法:
1 (a) in its original condition; unspoilt 原始状态的; 未受损的:
a pristine copy of the book's first edition 保持第一版之原貌的一本书.
(b) (approv 褒) fresh and clean, as if new 新鲜而纯净的; 清新的:
in pristine condition 处於全新的状况 *
The ground was covered in a pristine layer of snow. 地上覆盖著一层皑皑积雪. 用法:
2 [attrib 作定语] (rhet 修辞) primitive; ancient 原始的; 远古的:
a remnant of some pristine era 某原始时期的残迹. |