injuries

IPA/ˈɪn.dʒər.i/
KK[ˈɪndʒɚiz]IPA/ˈɪn.dʒər.i/

injuries — noun

  • injuriessingular
  • injuriesesplural

1. Physical hurt or wound to a person's body, typically resulting from an accident,

1.名詞B2
釋義

Physical hurt or wound to a person's body, typically resulting from an accident, fall, crash, or violent act.

例句

Jessica suffered serious leg injuries in the motorbike accident last summer.

collocation: suffer + serious injuries

Karim had to stop playing football because of repeated knee injuries.

preposition: injuries to a body part

同義詞
  • wound

    focuses on the broken skin or flesh, usually from a weapon or sharp object

  • harm

    broader term that can include non-physical damage

  • damage

    often used for non-living things; sounds less personal

  • hurt

    informal; focuses on the pain rather than the medical condition

反義詞
  • healing

    the process of getting better after an injury

  • recovery

    the return to good health after being injured

文法句型

injury + to + body part (e.g. injuries to the spine)

suffer/sustain/receive + injury/injuries

serious/minor/fatal + injury/injuries

用法筆記

Commonly appears in the plural form (injuries) when referring to multiple wounds or to general physical harm, especially in medical and news reports. The singular (injury) is used for a single wound or as an uncountable concept.

常見錯誤

❌I had a big injury to my leg from the cut.
✅I had a serious injury to my leg from the cut.
💡'big' is rarely used with 'injury'; use 'serious', 'minor', 'severe', or 'fatal' instead.

2. A wrongful act that harms another person's legal rights, giving that person the

2.名詞C1
釋義

A wrongful act that harms another person's legal rights, giving that person the right to seek money or other compensation through the court system.

例句

Amihan filed a lawsuit claiming the unauthorised use of her song was a legal injury to her copyright.

collocation: legal injury to [right/intellectual property]

Aiko claimed that the false news report had caused her professional injury.

collocation: professional injury

同義詞
  • wrong

    broad legal term for any act that violates someone's rights

  • tort

    technical legal term for a civil wrong that can be sued upon

  • infringement

    violation of a right or law, especially intellectual property

  • violation

    general term for breaking a rule or law

反義詞
  • justice

    the fair treatment that restores what was taken by a legal injury

  • restitution

    the act of giving back what was lost due to legal injury

文法句型

injury + to + rights/reputation/interests

legal/civil + injury

actionable + injury

用法筆記

This sense belongs to formal legal language and is rarely used in everyday conversation. Distinguish from sense 1: this refers to a violation of legal rights (e.g. defamation, breach of contract), not physical hurt. Often found in phrases like 'injury to reputation' or 'legal injury'.

常見錯誤

❌He suffered an injury to his character.
✅His character suffered legal injury when the false story was published.
💡In the legal sense, 'suffer an injury' is better replaced with 'suffer legal injury' or 'suffer harm to' to avoid confusion with physical injury.