struggling to live a life of purity while surrounded by wickedness
Recent Examples on the WebThe country could only have 300 kilograms of uranium enriched up to 3.67% under the deal but, according to the latest IAEA count, now has around 3,800 kilograms enriched up to 60% purity.Fox News, 2 Sep. 2022 Some has been enriched up to 60% purity — a short technical step from weapons-grade levels of 90%. Emily Schultheis, ajc, 6 June 2022 Some has been enriched up to 60% purity — a short technical step from weapons-grade levels of 90%. Jon Gambrell, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Mar. 2022 Today, Tehran enriches uranium up to 60% purity – its highest level ever and a short technical step from weapons-grade levels of 90% and far greater than the nuclear deal's 3.67% cap. Editors, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2022 Iran is spinning more advanced centrifuges and building more of them, enriching uranium metal, and enriching uranium up to 60% purity -- a short technical step from weapons-grade, which is above 90%. Martha Raddatz, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2022 Since the deal's collapse, Iran now enriches small amounts of uranium up to 60% purity -- a short step from weapons-grade levels of 90%.Arkansas Online, 4 Dec. 2021 Since the deal’s collapse, Iran now enriches small amounts of uranium up to 60% purity – a short step from weapons-grade levels of 90%. Nasser Karimi, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Dec. 2021 The Lamborghini Huracán Tecnica’s ode to internal combustion purity is sung loud, strong and sweet. Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 22 July 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English purete, from Anglo-French purité, from Late Latin puritat-, puritas, from Latin purus pure
ADJECTIVE | VERB + PURITY | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤absolute絕對的純潔◇the absolute purity of her love她的愛的絕對純潔➤great, high高純度◇high-purity silver高純度的銀➤ideological意識形態的純潔▸➤racial種族的純正▸➤moral, sexual道德的無瑕;性純潔VERB + PURITY➤maintain, preserve保持純潔◇He struggled to preserve his ideological purity.他努力保持自己意識形態的純潔。PHRASES➤purity of blood血統的純正◇Hitler's belief in the purity of blood of the German people希特勒對日耳曼民族純正血統的信仰➤purity of form, purity of style形式/風格的純粹◇a classical purity of form外形的古典純粹◇the building's unadorned purity of style建築物的淳樸風格➤purity of heart心靈的純潔◇She has a purity of heart that inspires others.她的心靈純潔,能感召他人。