English Dictionary

taint

IPA（発音記号）

/teɪnt/

動詞

他動詞 自動詞 オーストラリア英語

(transitive) To contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally. / (transitive) To spoil (food) by contamination.

日本語の意味

（他動詞）外部要因によって物質や道徳を汚染・堕落させること、つまり物質的または倫理的に損なうこと。 / （他動詞）汚染により食品などを傷める、または腐らせること。

A single scandal can taint an entire organization's reputation for years.

たった一つのスキャンダルが組織全体の評判を何年も汚すことがある。

意味（1）

(transitive) To contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally.

His unkindness may defeat my life, / But never taint my love.

意味（2）

(transitive) To spoil (food) by contamination.

意味（3）

(intransitive) To be infected or corrupted; to be touched by something corrupting.

I cannot taint with fear.

意味（4）

(intransitive) To be affected with incipient putrefaction.

Meat soon taints in warm weather.

意味（5）

(transitive, computing, programming) To mark (a variable) as unsafe, so that operations involving it are subject to additional security checks.

意味（6）

(transitive, Australia, finance) To invalidate (a share capital account) by transferring profits into it.

taints （ present singular third-person ）

tainting （ participle present ）

tainted （ participle past ）

tainted （ past ）