immaculate

Compared meaning: having no dirt or marks (adjective).

比较义项：干净、无污渍（形容词）。

• clean

  A neutral, everyday word for the absence of dirt; makes no claim about perfection and is used casually about almost anything.

  中性、日常用词，只表示没有脏污，不暗示完美，几乎可以用来形容任何东西，语气随意。

  Please wipe the table so it's clean before we eat.

  吃饭前请把桌子擦干净。

• immaculate 本词

  A stronger, more formal word implying spotless perfection with not even a trace of dirt or fault; often used to praise how impressively tidy something is.

  语气更强、更正式，强调完美无瑕，连一点污渍或瑕疵都没有，常用来称赞某物整洁得令人印象深刻。

  The hotel room was immaculate, with not a speck of dust anywhere.

  这家酒店的房间一尘不染，连一点灰尘都没有。

Clean and immaculate both mean having no dirt. Clean is neutral and everyday; it just says something has no dirt. Immaculate is stronger and more formal, meaning perfectly clean without even a small mark. This does not compare immaculate's other sense, "perfect," used for manners.

两个词都表示物体表面没有污渍，但程度不同：clean 只是中性地说明没有脏污，immaculate 强调彻底、完美，毫无瑕疵，语气更强烈也更正式。这里不比较 immaculate 引申出的“无可挑剔、完美的”这一更抽象的用法（如指人的举止或记录）。