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Chinese meaning
玷污；损害（名誉）
使变暗淡；损害名誉或形象
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声誉因金融危机而严重受损
Example
his reputation was tarnished by the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.
他的声誉被大萧条以来最严重的金融危机所玷污。
Source: NPR
Background ✎
美联储传奇主席格林斯潘逝世，晚年声誉因2008年金融危机而严重受损。
Roots · etymology
源自古法语 ternir（使暗淡），借自古高德语 tarnen（遮蔽、隐藏）
- 单纯词，不可拆（源自古法语 ternir，使黯淡）
Collocations
- tarnish one's reputation / tarnish the image / tarnished legacy
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