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Destroyed

“Destroyed” 指造成彻底或严重破坏,使事物失去原有功能或形态,如 “The fire destroyed the warehouse.”(大火烧毁了仓库。)也可用于抽象事物,如 “destroyed confidence”(信心被摧毁)。

  1. “The earthquake destroyed several bridges.” (地震毁了好几座桥。)
  2. “Hard drives were destroyed to protect customer data.” (硬盘被销毁以保护客户数据。)
  3. “One harsh comment destroyed her motivation for weeks.” (一句刻薄话让她好几周都提不起劲。)

“Destroy” 来自古法语 destruire,源于拉丁语 destruere,由 de-(向下、除去)与 struere(建造)构成,字面义“拆毁所建之物”。

de-(除去)+ struct(建造,与 structure 同源)→ destroy + -ed;名词 destruction(破坏)。

战争与灾难报道高频使用 destroyed;环保语境谈 “destroyed habitats”(遭破坏的栖息地);口语夸张 “You destroyed that cake” 意为“吃光/搞定”。

  • 原形: destroy
  • 现在分词: destroying
  • 名词: destruction, destroyer
  • 固定搭配: “completely destroyed” (彻底毁坏), “destroyed evidence” (毁证)

de- 拆掉 + struct 建筑 → destroy 摧毁 → destroyed 已经毁了。

“Floodwaters destroyed the garden, but neighbors helped rebuild the fence the next week.” (洪水冲毁了花园,但邻居们下周帮忙重修了围栏。)