im·pu·ri·ty /(ˌ)ɪmˈpjʊrəti/
雜質,不潔,不純
im·pu·ri·ty /(ˈ)ɪmˈpjʊrətɪ/ 名詞
不純,雜質,不潔,混雜物
impurity
雜質
Im·pu·ri·ty n.; pl. Impurities
1. The condition or quality of being impure in any sense; defilement; foulness; adulteration.
Profaneness, impurity, or scandal, is not wit. --Buckminster.
2. That which is, or which renders anything, impure; foul matter, action, language, etc.; a foreign ingredient.
Foul impurities reigned among the monkish clergy. --Atterbury.
3. Script. Lack of ceremonial purity; defilement.
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impurity
n 1: worthless material that should be removed; "there were
impurities in the water" [syn: dross]
2: the condition of being impure [syn: impureness] [ant: purity]