injurious
/ɪnˈdʒʊəriəs/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˈdʒʊriəs/ (ame, ipa) · /in-ˈju̇r-ē-əs/ (ame, mw)
injurious — 形容詞
- injuriouspositive
- more injuriouscomparative
- most injurioussuperlative
1. likely to hurt or damage a person’s body, good name, or the natural world, espec
有害的
會對健康、名譽或環境造成傷害的
likely to hurt or damage a person’s body, good name, or the natural world, especially in a way that is not immediately obvious.
Amara knew that the smoke from burning plastic was injurious to her family’s health.
Amara 知道燃燒塑膠產生的煙霧對家人的健康是有害的。
be injurious to + noun phrase (health)
The editorial about the mayor was considered injurious to his reputation.
那篇關於市長的社論被認為對他的名譽有害。
passive: be considered injurious to
Too much direct sunlight can be injurious to your skin and eyes.
過多的陽光照射可能會對皮膚和眼睛造成傷害。
A diet that is very high in sugar is injurious to long-term health.
含糖量過高的飲食對長期健康是有害的。
The judge ruled that the company’s actions were injurious to local wildlife.
法官裁定該公司的行為對當地的野生動物造成了傷害。
- harmful
the everyday equivalent; less formal and far more common, used for immediate as well as lasting damage
- damaging
emphasises the result (harm has already occurred or is very likely); used for property, reputation, and relationships
- detrimental
similar formality to ‘injurious’, often used for effects on health, development, or success; slightly weaker than ‘injurious’
- deleterious
highly formal, mostly found in scientific or academic writing; refers to subtle or long-term harm
- beneficial
having a good effect; the opposite of harmful in general
- harmless
causing no harm; less formal than ‘beneficial’ and a more direct opposite
文法句型
be injurious to + noun phrase
用法筆記
Common in formal, legal, and medical writing rather than everyday conversation. The much more frequent everyday word for the same core meaning is ‘harmful’. Almost always followed by the preposition ‘to’.