im·pu·ri·ty /(ˌ)ɪmˈpjʊrəti/
 雜質,不潔,不純


 im·pu·ri·ty /(ˈ)ɪmˈpjʊrətɪ/ 名詞
 不純,雜質,不潔,混雜物


 impurity
 雜質


 Im·pu·ri·ty n.; pl. Impurities
 1. The condition or quality of being impure in any sense; defilement; foulness; adulteration.
    Profaneness, impurity, or scandal, is not wit.   --Buckminster.
 2. That which is, or which renders anything, impure; foul matter, action, language, etc.; a foreign ingredient.
    Foul impurities reigned among the monkish clergy.   --Atterbury.
 3. Script. Lack of ceremonial purity; defilement.

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 impurity
      n 1: worthless material that should be removed; "there were
           impurities in the water" [syn: dross]
      2: the condition of being impure [syn: impureness] [ant: purity]