untouched: not change, damaged, or affected in any way
adj, 没有变化的,不受任何影响的, 在一些语境中,可以替换 change/ influence/ affect相关表达。
一个人一下子赚了许多钱,但并没有被财富冲昏头脑。
His life remains untouched by his new-found wealth.
古镇风景优美,但还没成为旅游胜地,当地文化生活几乎没有受到影响。
The ancient, picturesque village remains relatively untouched by tourism.
科技改变了很多行业,除了用change,我们还可以说:
Few industries have been left untouched by the influence/ impact of technology.
《经济学人》用例:
1) The firm has been relatively untouched by the current backlash against tech firms, and is less vulnerable to new regulations.
2) Melville jumped ship at Nuku Hiva, in the Marquesas Islands, and spent a month with a tribe untouched by western influence.
3) Ironically, populists have been relatively untouched by scandal, either because they control the judiciary and the media or because a halo of the savior of the people surrounds them.
作业:
1. 翻译:她没收到周围生活的影响。
She was untouched by the life around her.
2. 造句:情境:经济活动大体都会受到全球化的影响。
Few economic activities in China remain untouched by globalization nowadays.