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发音：[ˈprɪˌstin]
例句：
- The word pristine is an adjective that is used to describe something that is in its original or natural condition, and has not been altered or affected by human activity. It can be used to describe both physical objects and natural environments.
- Due to its pristine beaches and unspoiled natural beauty, Martha’s Vineyard has always been a popular destination for tourists, including former presidents like Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.
- He pledges to safeguard Montana’s fresh air, water, and pristine forests by cutting airport and real estate development funding and imposing additional taxes on non-residents.
- Museum staff were puzzled to find a classic car that was 50 years old in pristine condition with fewer than 100 miles on the clock.
- The government has opened up nearly one million square miles of land, including pristine coastal areas and offshore waters, for natural gas and oil drilling, attracting the interest of Exxon Mobil, Total, and Chevron.
- Most asteroids in the solar system that we observe are far from pristine, having been subjected to impacts, radiation, and other modifications over time.
解释：
- Pristine这个单词做形容词使用，其表示“not spoiled, corrupted, or polluted”这一含义，即“崭新的/未开发的/未遭到破坏的/处于原始状态的”，与pure/unspoiled/clean这些单词构成近义词。
- 具体使用场景如下：
- Conservationists from the late 19th and early 20th centuries recognized that the Industrial Revolution was devouring millions of acres of once pristine and beautiful wilderness.（19世纪末和20世纪初的环保主义者认识到，工业革命正在吞噬数百万英亩曾经原始而美丽的荒野。）
–Technology - Chinese astronomers plan to establish a major observatory program on the roof of the world, the Tibetan Plateau, citing pristine observing conditions nestled in the uplands.（中国天文学家计划在世界屋脊青藏高原建立一个大型天文台计划，理由是高地的原始观测条件。）
–Science - Space archaeologists are keen on maintaining the Apollo landing sites in as pristine a condition as possible to potentially study them in the future.（太空考古学家热衷于将阿波罗着陆点保持在尽可能原始的状态，以便将来可能对其进行研究。）
–Science - In public, Deshaun Watson is a dazzling superstar with a pristine reputation, emerging as an athlete activist.（在公开场合，德肖恩·沃森是一位令人眼花缭乱的超级巨星，享有盛誉，成为一名运动员活动家。）
–Sports - Amazon Studios initially declared that filming in New Zealand was perfect to showcase the primitive beauty of early Middle-earth due to the region’s untouched coasts, forests, and mountains in their pristine condition.（亚马逊工作室最初宣称，在新西兰拍摄非常适合展示早期中土世界的原始之美，因为该地区未受破坏的海岸、森林和山脉处于原始状态。）
–Business
