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2013年10月21日 星期一

pristine

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  • \PRISS-teen\

  • DEFINITION
adjective
1
: belonging to the earliest period or state : original
2
a : not spoiled, corrupted, or polluted (as by civilization) : pureb : in perfect condition : fresh and clean as or as if new
  • EXAMPLES
"Our friend … had lost a great deal of his pristine timidity, and was now, especially when fortified with liquor, as talkative as might be." — From William Makepeace Thackeray's 1847-48 novel Vanity Fair

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