"taint" in Chinese (Traditional)
污染玷污
Definition
污染某物，意指使其變髒、不純或道德上敗壞。既可指實質的污染，也可指破壞某人的名譽。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
多用於正式或文學語境。常見於搭配“reputation”、“evidence”或“purity”。既可指實體污染（如食物、水），也可比喻名聲、榮譽的玷污。注意勿與粗俗俚語混淆。
Examples
The water was tainted by chemicals.
水被化學品**污染了**。
His reputation was tainted by the scandal.
他的名譽因醜聞被**玷污**。
Eating tainted food can make you sick.
喫**受污染**的食物會讓人生病。
She refused to let one mistake taint her entire career.
她拒絕讓一次錯誤**玷污**自己的一生事業。
The evidence was tainted, so the case was dismissed.
證據已被**污染**，案件因此撤銷。
Even a small lie can taint people’s trust in you.
即使是一個小謊言也會**玷污**別人對你的信任。