단어 : taint / 발음 : 테인트
뜻 : (n) 더러움, 얼룩, 오점; 부패 타락; 감염(력) (v) (평판 등을) 더럽히다, 오염시키다, 오점[오명]을 남기다 [~ sth (with sth)]
뜻(영어) : [n] A taint is an undesirable quality which spoils the status or reputation of sb or sth.
[v] If a person or thing is tainted by sth bad or undesirable, their status or reputation is harmed because they are associated with it.
예문 : 그 행정부는 스캔들로 오명을 얻었다.
뜻 : The administration was tainted with scandal.
예문 : 썩은 음식은 개보다는 고양이에게 더 치명적이었던 것으로 보인다.
뜻 : The tainted food appears to have been more toxic to cats than to dogs.