sully

傷つける、汚す

よいもの、特に人の評判や名誉を傷つける。

やさしい英語で： To harm something good, especially the way people think about a person.

• The scandal sullied his reputation.
• False accusations can sully a good name.
• She refused to let their argument sully her memories of the trip.

類義語： tarnish, taint, discredit

よく使う表現： sully someone’s reputation, sully someone’s name, sully a memory

汚す

物を汚れた状態にしたり、しみを付けたりする。

やさしい英語で： To make something dirty or leave a mark on it.

• Mud can sully the cloth.
• His boots sullied the clean carpet.
• She wore gloves so the ink would not sully her hands.

類義語： dirty, soil, stain

反対語： clean

よく使う表現： sully something, sully your hands