pristine
adj
1
(a) in its original condition; unspoilt 原始状态的; 未受损的
a pristine copy of the book's first edition 保持第一版之原貌的一本书.
(b) (approv 褒) fresh and clean, as if new 新鲜而纯净的; 清新的
in pristine condition 处於全新的状况
The ground was covered in a pristine layer of snow. 地上覆盖著一层皑皑积雪.
2 [attrib 作定语]
(rhet 修辞) primitive; ancient 原始的; 远古的
a remnant of some pristine era 某原始时期的残迹.
Compare your grievs with other men's and they will seem less.
你的悲痛与人比,悲痛就会轻一些。
John Dewey has said in all seriousness that the part played by custom in shaping the behaviour of the individual,as against any way in which he can affect traditional custom,