adulterated

IPA/əˈdʌl.tə.reɪ.tɪd/
KK[ədˈʌltɚˌetɪd]IPA/əˈdʌl.tə.reɪ.t̬ɪd/

adulterated — 形容詞

  • adulteratedpositive
  • more adulteratedcomparative
  • most adulteratedsuperlative

1. describes food or medicine whose quality has been reduced because a cheaper or h

1.形容詞B2
釋義

摻假的；劣質

食品或藥品被摻入劣質物質

describes food or medicine whose quality has been reduced because a cheaper or harmful substance has been mixed into it.

例句

Omar was horrified to find that the baby formula was adulterated with cheap filler ingredients.

Omar 震驚地發現，嬰兒配方奶粉竟摻入了廉價填充物。

collocation: adulterated with [substance]

Wei buys olive oil only from a trusted farm after finding many adulterated brands.

Wei 發現許多品牌摻假後，只從信任的農場購買橄欖油。

同義詞
  • contaminated

    more general — suggests harmful germs or toxins, not necessarily deliberate

  • tampered with

    emphasises the act of interference rather than the lowered quality

  • watered down

    informal; specifically suggests dilution, not always with a harmful substance

反義詞
  • pure

    contains no added or harmful substances

  • unadulterated

    direct opposite; emphasises that nothing has been added or removed

用法筆記

Commonly used in news reports about food safety, drug quality, and consumer protection. Frequently passive (be adulterated with [substance]).

常見錯誤

❌The milk was adulterated by water.
✅The milk was adulterated with water.
💡The substance added is introduced by the preposition 'with', not 'by'.
❌Adulterated food means food that has gone bad.
✅Adulterated food means food that has had something cheap or harmful added to it.
💡'Adulterated' involves deliberate tampering, not natural spoilage.