c. 1200, from Old French purete "simple truth," earlier purte (12c., Modern French pureté), from Late Latin puritatem (nominative puritas) "cleanness, pureness," from Latin purus "clean, pure, unmixed; chaste, undefiled" (see pure (adj.)).
雙語例句
1. Human life weighed more with him than purity of policy.
人類生命對他而言比政策的純潔性更重要。
來自柯林斯例句
2. They worried about the purity of tap water.
他們擔心自來水是否純凈。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The American Female Reform Society promoted sexual purity.
“美國女性改革社團”倡導性貞潔。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The purity of the water is tested regularly.
水的純度定期檢測。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
5. White has always been a symbol of purity in Western cultures.