释义
v.
[with obj.]render (something) poorer in quality by adding another substance, typically an inferior one
在…中掺杂（尤指掺假）
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the food provided by industry is often adulterated .工业生产的食物常常掺入杂质。
adj.
〈古〉 不纯的，不真的
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adulterate remedies .掺假药物。
词源
"early 16th cent． （as an adjective）： from Latin