injury
injury — 名詞
- injurysingular
- injuriesplural
1. damage done to a living body, such as a cut, break, or bruise, usually from an a
受傷
身體因事故或攻擊所受的損害
damage done to a living body, such as a cut, break, or bruise, usually from an accident, violence, or sporting activity.
Eli suffered a serious knee injury during the football match and had to leave the game.
Eli 在足球比賽中膝蓋受了重傷，不得不退出比賽。
suffered a [type] injury — collocation for receiving physical harm
The doctor said the injury to her ankle would take about six weeks to heal completely.
醫生說她的腳踝受傷大約需要六週才能完全癒合。
injury + to + body part — preposition pattern
Wearing a helmet can prevent a serious head injury when riding a bicycle.
騎腳踏車時戴安全帽可以預防嚴重的頭部受傷。
prevent a head injury — common collocation
Shirin's injury was only minor, so she returned to work the next day.
Shirin 的傷勢很輕微，所以第二天就回去工作了。
minor injury — adjective + noun collocation
After the car accident, Paul was taken to hospital with multiple injuries.
車禍發生後，Paul 因多處受傷被送往醫院。
- suffer an injury
- sustain an injury
- serious injury
- minor injury
- head injury
- knee injury
- back injury
- sports injury
- internal injury
- wound
more specific — usually a cut or tear in the skin, often from a sharp object or attack, rather than a bruise or internal damage
- harm
broader — can be physical, emotional, or reputational, and is often less severe than an injury
- damage
wider still — applies to objects and abstract things, not just living bodies
- hurt
informal — more common as a verb or adjective; as a noun it usually describes minor or emotional pain
文法句型
injury + to + body part / person
用法筆記
Can be either countable (a specific wound: 'He had three injuries') or uncountable ('She was in pain from the injury'). When stating which body part is affected, use the preposition 'to', not 'on'.
常見錯誤
2. an unfair or illegal action that violates someone's legal rights, allowing them
侵害；損害
侵犯他人權利的違法行為
an unfair or illegal action that violates someone's legal rights, allowing them to seek compensation through the courts.
The company was sued for injury to its employees' reputations after the false statement.
該公司因不實言論導致員工名譽受損而被起訴。
injury + to + reputation — legal collocation
Camila filed a personal injury claim after slipping on the wet floor at the store.
Camila 在商店的濕滑地板上滑倒後，提出了人身傷害索賠。
personal injury — standard legal term
A court can award money to someone who proves an injury to their rights.
如果證明了權利受到侵害，法院可以判給賠償金。
The lawyer argued that the false news report caused serious injury to the politician's career.
律師主張，那則虛假新聞報導對該政治人物的事業造成了嚴重損害。
injury to career — non-physical use in legal context
An injury to a person's property allows them to claim damages in court.
根據法律，財產受到侵害的人有權在法庭上要求賠償。
- personal injury
- injury claim
- injury lawyer
- injury to reputation
- injury to rights
- injury to property
文法句型
injury + to + rights, reputation, or property
用法筆記
This sense is primarily used in legal contexts and formal writing. In everyday conversation, 'injury' almost always refers to physical harm. The object of the preposition 'to' is typically an abstract noun such as 'rights,' 'reputation,' 'property,' or 'career.'
常見錯誤
add insult to injury
idiomto make an already difficult or unpleasant situation even worse by saying or doing something that adds extra trouble or upset.
雪上加霜
Eli lost his job, and to add insult to injury, his car broke down the same day.
Rain ruined our picnic, and to add insult to injury, the wind blew the food away.
同根字
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- risk of injury
- cause of injury
副詞搭配
- seriously injured
- badly injured
- critically injured
常用片語
- suffer an injury
- sustain an injury
介系詞搭配
- injury to
- injury from