unspotted
unspotted — 形容詞
- unspottedpositive
- more unspottedcomparative
- most unspottedsuperlative
1. completely clean, with no marks, dirt, or stains on the surface
潔淨的
完全乾淨，沒有斑點或污漬
completely clean, with no marks, dirt, or stains on the surface
Elena wiped the kitchen counter until it was completely unspotted.
Elena 擦拭廚房流理台，直到它完全潔淨無瑕。
The old wooden table remained unspotted after Andrew polished it with lemon oil.
Andrew 用檸檬油打磨之後，那張老木桌依然保持潔淨無斑。
unspotted after [action] — describes a surface that stays clean
Mira held the unspotted white shirt up to the light and smiled with satisfaction.
Mira 把那件潔淨的白襯衫舉到光下，滿意地笑了。
The freshly laundered sheets were unspotted, with no trace of the red wine spill.
剛洗好的床單潔淨無斑，完全看不出紅酒潑灑過的痕跡。
- spotless
the most common everyday alternative — 'unspotted' is more formal and less frequent
- pristine
suggests something that looks brand-new or untouched, not just clean
- immaculate
stronger than 'unspotted' — means perfectly clean, as if nothing has ever touched it
用法筆記
In everyday conversation, 'spotless' or 'clean' is far more common than 'unspotted'. The word appears mostly in formal descriptions or literary writing.
2. having a completely honest and morally good character, without any wrongdoing or
純潔的
道德上純潔，沒有過錯或汙點
having a completely honest and morally good character, without any wrongdoing or guilt — for example, a reputation that has never been damaged by scandal, or a life lived according to strong ethical principles
The judge described the elderly shopkeeper as a person of unspotted reputation.
法官形容那位老店主是一個名聲純潔無瑕的人。
Leo led an unspotted life, never lying to his family or cheating in business.
Leo 一向過著純潔無瑕的生活，從未對家人說過謊，也從未在生意上欺騙過誰。
unspotted life / unspotted reputation — collocation patterns for the figurative sense
The novel tells the story of a young knight striving to keep his honor unspotted.
這本小說講述一名年輕騎士努力保持自己榮譽純潔的故事。
In a world full of scandals, Senator Okafor kept an unspotted record for three decades.
在充滿政治醜聞的世界裡，Okafor 參議員三十年來一直維持著純潔無瑕的公眾紀錄。
- blameless
focuses on not being responsible for anything wrong; 'unspotted' has a more poetic, literary tone
- virtuous
emphasizes active goodness rather than simply the absence of flaw
- impeccable
often used for reputation or taste; commoner in modern English than 'unspotted'
用法筆記
Nearly always used with nouns like 'reputation', 'honor', 'character', 'life', or 'record'. The subject is typically a person or an institution. Avoid using this sense in informal contexts.