virgin

Compared meaning: clean, natural, and not changed by outside influence (adjective).

比较义项：纯净的，未受污染或影响（形容词）。

• pure

  Pure means not mixed with any other substance, or entirely clean and good in quality; it is used broadly for liquids, substances, motives and character, unlike virgin.

  pure 表示未混入其他成分，或品质完全洁净、良好；使用范围广泛，可用于液体、物质、动机和品格，不同于 virgin。

  Doctors recommend drinking pure water instead of soft drinks every day.

  医生建议每天喝纯净水，而不是软饮料。

• virgin 本词

  Virgin describes land, forests, or materials still in their original, untouched state, never used or altered by people; it is not used for liquids or general cleanliness like pure.

  virgin 表示土地、森林或材料仍处于原始、未经人类使用或改造的状态；不像 pure 那样可用于液体或一般的洁净程度。

  Loggers are threatening one of the last patches of virgin forest in the valley.

  伐木工人正威胁着这片山谷里最后几块原始森林。

Pure and virgin can both mean clean and untouched. Virgin describes land or materials that are unaltered, never touched by people. Pure means not mixed with anything, or completely clean, for liquids, feelings, or character. Virgin meaning a person with no sexual experience is excluded.

这两个词都可以表示“纯净、未受污染”的状态，但用法差别很大：virgin 强调土地、森林或材料处于原始、未经人类使用或改造的状态；pure 更常指物质未混入其他成分，或品质完全洁净、良好，适用范围更广。此处不比较 virgin 表示“未经性行为的人（处女/处男）”的义项。