unadulterated

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unadulterated — 形容詞

  • unadulteratedpositive
  • more unadulteratedcomparative
  • most unadulteratedsuperlative

1. describing a substance or product that has had nothing else added to it and is t

1.形容詞C1
釋義

純粹；無添加

未添加任何雜質或化學物的

describing a substance or product that has had nothing else added to it and is therefore in its purest possible form.

例句

Honey from that farm is unadulterated — no sugar or syrup has been mixed in.

來自那家農場的蜂蜜是純粹無添加的——沒有混入糖或糖漿。

unadulterated + food product for 'pure, nothing added'

Maeve drinks unadulterated coconut water straight from the fruit, not the sweetened kind.

Maeve 直接從椰子裡喝純粹無添加的椰子水，不喝加糖的那種。

同義詞
  • pure

    the more common, everyday word; 'pure' can describe both naturally clean things and those that have been refined, while 'unadulterated' stresses that nothing foreign has ever been added

  • untainted

    more figurative — often describes reputation, character, or air/water that has not been corrupted; 'unadulterated' is more concrete about physical mixtures

  • uncontaminated

    focuses on the absence of harmful or unwanted substances; 'unadulterated' emphasises deliberate addition rather than accidental pollution

反義詞
  • adulterated

    the direct opposite — something with inferior substances added deliberately

  • impure

    broader than adulterated; can include natural impurities as well as deliberate additions

用法筆記

Subject is usually a natural product or raw material — foods (honey, olive oil), fabrics (wool, cotton), or natural elements (water, air). Frequently contrasted with adulterated or processed alternatives.

常見錯誤

❌This water is unadulterated with minerals.
✅This water is unadulterated
💡it contains no added minerals.' — 'unadulterated' describes what is absent, not what is present; don't follow it with 'with' + added substance.

2. used for emphasis to mean that a quality, feeling, or type of behaviour is prese

2.形容詞C1
釋義

十足；完全

強調某種特質或情感達到極致

used for emphasis to mean that a quality, feeling, or type of behaviour is present in its strongest possible degree, with nothing to reduce its force.

例句

Yael felt unadulterated joy — pure happiness with no worry mixed in.

Yael 感到十足的喜悅——那是沒有參雜一絲煩惱的純粹快樂。

common collocation: unadulterated joy / pleasure / delight

The documentary was an hour of unadulterated nonsense that wasted everyone's time.

那部紀錄片是整整一個小時的胡說八道，浪費了大家的時間。

同義詞
  • sheer

    the most common intensifier for abstract nouns; 'sheer' is less formal and more conversational than 'unadulterated'

  • utter

    used almost exclusively with negative nouns (utter disaster, utter nonsense); 'unadulterated' works with both positive and negative

  • absolute

    broadest of the intensifiers but feels less dramatic than 'unadulterated' because of overuse

反義詞
  • partial

    if something is partial, it is incomplete or mixed — the opposite of total emphasis

  • half-hearted

    describes feelings or efforts that are weak and divided, contrasting with the full-strength quality of 'unadulterated'

用法筆記

Almost always modifies abstract nouns with a strong evaluative charge — either positive (joy, delight, pleasure, bliss) or negative (nonsense, disaster, anger, bullshit). Rarely used with neutral or mild nouns.

常見錯誤

❌It was an unadulterated good time.
✅It was unadulterated fun.' or 'It was an unadulterated delight.
💡'unadulterated' modifies the noun directly; don't insert an adjective like 'good' between them.