Injurious
“Injurious” 用于描述某物或某行为对健康、名誉、利益或发展产生负面影响或损害。这是一个正式的表达方式。
- “Smoking is injurious to health.” (吸烟有害健康。)
- “The court ruled that the article was injurious to the actor’s reputation.” (法院裁定该文章有损这位演员的名誉。)
- “High levels of noise can be injurious to your hearing.” (高强度的噪音可能损害你的听力。)
与 “injured” 同源。词根 “jur” (法律、权利),引申为伤害。
- 前缀: “in-” (不/反)
- 词根: “jur” (法/权)
- 后缀: “-ious” (形容词后缀,表示“多…的”)
这个词常见于警告标语(如烟盒上的警告)或法律文件中。相比于 “harmful”,“injurious” 听起来更正式,且常涉及权利或法律层面的损害。
- 名词: injury (伤害)
- 副词: injuriously (有害地)
in (不) + jur (法/权) + ious (多…) = 违反法律/损害权利多的 -> 有害的。
“The new chemical factory poured waste into the local river. Scientists soon found that the water was injurious to the fish and the birds. The community protested until the factory installed a filter system.” (这家新化工厂向当地河流倾倒废物。科学家很快发现,这些水对鱼类和鸟类有害。社区发起了抗议,直到工厂安装了过滤系统。)