His political reputation is tainted by the matter.是什么意思？

His political reputation is tainted by the matter.

这件事玷污了他的政治声誉.

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

political

adj. 政治的，政党的，对政治有兴趣的；

例句
He has also called for an acceleration of political reforms.
他同时呼吁加快政治改革的步伐。

reputation

n. 名气，名声，好名声，信誉，声望，荣誉，名望；

例句
...their reputation for providing exciting and accessible theatre for young people.
他们在为年轻人奉献喜闻乐见的精彩戏剧方面是出了名的

is

vt.& vi. 是（be的三单形式；n. 存在；

例句
Bollinger 'RD' is a rare, highly prized wine.
博林格RD香槟是一种名贵的备受推崇的葡萄酒。

tainted

adj. 腐坏的，污染的，沾污的，感染的；v. 使变质( taint的过去式和过去分词 )，使污染，败坏，被污染，腐坏，败坏；

例句
Opposition leaders said that the elections had been tainted by corruption.
反对派领导人说，选举中存在舞弊现象。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

matter

n. 事件，（讨论、考虑等的）问题，重要性，物质；vi. 要紧，重要，化脓，有重大影响，有重要性；

例句
The matter was left in abeyance until Haig saw French.
事情被搁置了起来，直到黑格见到法国人。