adulteration
gb/ədˌʌltɚˈeɪʃən/ us/ədˌʌltɚˈeɪʃən/
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英語
hamisítás, hamisítottság
名詞
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FORMAL
1
hamisítás
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用法パターン：
adulteration of [something] with [something]
Inspectors found evidence of honey adulteration with cheap corn syrup.
Az ellenőrök bizonyítékot találtak arra, hogy a mézet olcsó kukoricasziruppal hamisították.
Strict testing is used to prevent adulteration of medicines during manufacturing.
A gyártás során szigorú vizsgálatokat alkalmaznak, hogy megelőzzék a gyógyszerek hamisítását.
The company was fined for the adulteration of olive oil with lower-grade oils.
学習者向け例文
Food adulteration can make people sick.
Az élelmiszerek hamisítása megbetegítheti az embereket.
The lab checks milk for adulteration.
A labor ellenőrzi, hogy a tejet nem hamisították-e meg.
よくある間違い：
Do not confuse adulteration with adultery; the words look similar but have different meanings. The added substance is usually called an adulterant, not an adulteration.
意味
Making something impure
コロケーション
food adulteration
|milk adulteration
|olive oil adulteration
|drug adulteration
|product adulteration
|intentional adulteration
|deliberate adulteration
|prevent adulteration
|adulteration with water
|adulteration with cheaper ingredients
類義語
contamination (broader; can be accidental and does not always involve fraud or lowering quality)
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tampering (emphasizes unauthorized interference with a product)
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dilution (narrower; usually means weakening something by adding liquid or a cheaper material)
対義語
purification (the process of removing impurities rather than adding them)
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quality control (procedures intended to prevent defects, contamination, or adulteration)
テーマ
food_safety
|consumer_goods
|health
|manufacturing
定義
making a product less pure or less safe by mixing in something that should not be there
The act or process of making food, drink, medicine, or another product impure, unsafe, or lower in quality, especially by adding a cheaper, harmful, or unauthorized substance.
名詞
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FORMAL
2
用法パターン：
adulteration in [something]; evidence of adulteration
The lab detected adulteration in several samples of imported spices.
A laboratórium több importált fűszermintáról megállapította, hogy hamisított.
High levels of adulteration made the batch unsafe to sell.
A tétel magas fokú hamisítottsága miatt nem volt biztonságosan forgalomba hozható.
New testing methods can reveal adulteration in products that look normal to consumers.
学習者向け例文
The report showed adulteration in the oil.
A jelentés szerint az olaj hamisított volt.
Pure products show no adulteration.
A tiszta termékek nem mutatják hamisítás nyomát.
よくある間違い：
Adulteration is usually uncountable in this sense; say “evidence of adulteration” rather than “an adulteration” in most everyday contexts.
意味
Presence of added impurities
コロケーション
detect adulteration
|evidence of adulteration
|signs of adulteration
|level of adulteration
|degree of adulteration
|test for adulteration
|free from adulteration
|adulteration in samples
類義語
impurity (usually refers to the unwanted material itself or its presence)
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contamination (broader and often used when a product is made unsafe accidentally)
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taint (suggests a trace of something that spoils purity, taste, or reputation)
対義語
purity (the state of containing no unwanted added substances)
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authenticity (the state of being genuine rather than mixed with substitutes)
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integrity (the state of being whole, unaltered, and not compromised)
テーマ
testing
|food_safety
|consumer_protection
|health
定義
a sign that a product is not pure because something has been added to it
The condition or extent to which a product has been adulterated; the presence of substances that should not be there.
文法
辞書形
adulteration
IPA
GB/ədˌʌltɚˈeɪʃən/
US/ədˌʌltɚˈeɪʃən/
音節・強勢
adul - ter - a - tion （4音節）
Stress on 3rd syllable (a)
活用形
Noun
- Base: adulteration
- Plural: adulteration, adulterations
表現
economically motivated adulteration
1/ˌɛkənˈɑmɪkli mˈoʊtəvˌeɪtɪd ədˌʌltɚˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
technical
Profit-driven adulteration
mixing in cheaper material and selling the product as if it were genuine in order to make more money
例文
- Diluting honey with syrup is a common example of economically motivated adulteration.
- The report focused on economically motivated adulteration in the global spice trade.
- Testing programs help companies detect economically motivated adulteration before products reach consumers.
学習者向け例文
- Economically motivated adulteration is done for money.
- Cheap oil was mixed in as economically motivated adulteration.
food adulteration
1/fˈud ədˌʌltɚˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
formal
Impuring food products
making food less pure or less safe by adding something that should not be in it
例文
- Food adulteration is a serious problem in markets where testing is weak.
- The agency introduced new rules to reduce food adulteration.
- Common forms of food adulteration include watering down milk and adding cheaper oils to olive oil.
学習者向け例文
- Food adulteration can be dangerous.
- The government tests products for food adulteration.
intentional adulteration
1/ɪntˈɛnʃənəl ədˌʌltɚˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
technical
Deliberate product adulteration
deliberately making a product unsafe or impure by adding something wrong to it
例文
- The company updated its security plan to guard against intentional adulteration.
- Investigators considered whether the contamination was accidental or a case of intentional adulteration.
- Food manufacturers must identify points in the supply chain that are vulnerable to intentional adulteration.
学習者向け例文
- Intentional adulteration is done on purpose.
- Factories try to prevent intentional adulteration.