/teɪnt ||; tent/noun [C] [usu.sing] (formal 正式) the effect of sth bad or unpleasant that spoils the quality of sb/sth 污点: the taint of corruption 腐败的污名 taint verb [T] (usually passive 通常用于被动语态) Her reputation was tainted by the scandal. 这桩丑闻玷污了她的名声。