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

1.形容詞B2
釋義

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.

例句

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

同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • 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’.

常見錯誤

The spicy food was injurious to my stomach.
The spicy food upset my stomach.
💡‘Injurious’ is too formal for minor, everyday discomfort; use ‘bad for’ or ‘harmful’ instead.