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