Injured
“Injured” 指人或动物身体受到伤害,也可以指某种物品受到损坏,或者指人的感情、名誉受到伤害(如“感到受委屈的”)。
- “The injured players were taken off the field immediately.” (受伤的球员被立即带离了赛场。)
- “He spoke in an injured tone after being falsely accused.” (在被诬告后,他用一种受委屈的语气说话。)
- “The rescue team searched for any injured survivors in the ruins.” (搜救队在废墟中寻找任何受伤的幸存者。)
词根 “jur” 源自拉丁语 “jus” (法律、权利)。“in-” (不/反) + “jur” (法/权) -> 原意为“违反法律、造成不公正的事”,引申为“伤害”。与 “jury” (陪审团), “justice” (正义) 同源。
- 前缀: “in-” (不、相反)
- 词根: “jur” (法/权)
- 后缀: “-ed” (形容词后缀)
在新闻报道中,“the injured” 常指事故中的受害者。在社交场合,“injured feelings” (受伤的感情) 是描述人际关系摩擦的常见词汇。
- 动词: injure (伤害)
- 名词: injury (伤害)
in (不) + jur (正义/法) = 受到不公正对待 -> 受到伤害。
“The car hit the tree with a loud crash. Luckily, the driver wasn’t seriously injured, only a few scratches on his arm. However, his pride was deeply injured because he was usually such a good driver.” (汽车砰的一声撞上了树。幸运的是,司机没有受重伤,只是手臂上有几处擦伤。然而,他的自尊心受到了沉重打击,因为他平时开车非常稳。)