contaminated

汚染された

有害な物質などが混じり、安全に使えない、または使用に適さない。

やさしい英語で： Containing harmful or unwanted substances, making it unsafe or unsuitable to use.

• Do not drink the contaminated water.
• Several people ate contaminated food.
• The factory left the surrounding soil contaminated.

使い方： contaminated by/with something (The water was contaminated by sewage.)

類義語： polluted, tainted

反対語： clean

よく使う表現： contaminated water, contaminated food, contaminated soil

汚染された、不純な

不要な物質が混じり、純粋さや清潔さが損なわれている。

やさしい英語で： Containing unwanted substances that make it less pure or clean.

• The sample was contaminated.
• They found contaminated material in the container.
• Even slightly contaminated chemicals can affect the test.

使い方： contaminated with something (The sample was contaminated with dust.)

類義語： impure, adulterated

反対語： pure

よく使う表現： contaminated sample, contaminated material