1.玷污，毁坏，损害，败坏(地位、名誉) If a person or thing is tainted by something bad or undesirable, their status or reputation is harmed because they are associated with it.
tainted He came out only slightly tainted by telling millions of viewers he and his wife had had marital problems. 他在数百万电视观众面前公开承认自己与妻子的婚姻出现了问题后，声望只是略有下跌。 ...tainted evidence. 有瑕疵的证据
