damaging
/ˈdæmɪdʒɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdæmɪdʒɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈda-mi-jiŋ/ (ame, mw)
damaging — 形容詞
- damagingpositive
- more damagingcomparative
- most damagingsuperlative
1. producing physical injury, financial loss, or reputational harm to someone or so
有害的
對人或事物造成傷害或負面影響的
producing physical injury, financial loss, or reputational harm to someone or something — for example, a damaging storm that destroys buildings, or damaging rumours that ruin a person's standing
The damaging floodwaters swept away several houses in Daichi's village, leaving families homeless.
那場具有破壞性的洪水沖走了 Daichi 村莊的幾棟房屋，導致許多家庭無家可歸。
attributive use: damaging + noun phrase
The lawyer's damaging questions during the trial made the witness cry.
律師在審判中提出的破壞性問題讓證人哭了出來。
Damaging gossip can ruin a person's career even if it is not true.
有害的謠言即使不是真的，也能毀掉一個人的職業生涯。
It was damaging for Sana to lose her job just before her daughter's wedding.
在女兒婚禮前失業，對 Sana 造成了很大的打擊。
The report proved damaging to the school's image among local families.
這份報告對該學校在家長中的形象造成了損害。
- harmful
the most general synonym; implies any negative effect, often less severe than damaging
- destructive
stronger than damaging; suggests serious or total ruin
- detrimental
formal register, frequently used in academic, legal, or medical contexts
- beneficial
producing good rather than harmful effects
- harmless
not causing any injury or damage
文法句型
damaging + noun
be/prove/become + damaging + to + noun phrase
用法筆記
Commonly followed by to + noun phrase to indicate what is affected (e.g., damaging to one's reputation). Can be used both before a noun (attributive) and after linking verbs such as be, become, or prove (predicative).