
好词典

源自中古英语 'wounden',与古英语 'wundian'(伤害)相关,最终源自原始日耳曼语词根。
❶ 指对某人造成身体上的伤害或情感上的伤害,使其感到痛苦或受伤。
“His harsh words were wounding her deeply.”
(他刻薄的话语深深地伤害了她。)
“The bullet wounding his leg made him unable to walk.”
(子弹伤到了他的腿,使他无法行走。)
❶ 指造成身体或情感上的伤害的行为或结果。
“The wounding of innocent civilians is unacceptable.”
(伤害无辜平民是不可接受的。)
“Emotional wounding can take years to heal.”
(情感上的伤害可能需要多年才能愈合。)
wounding words — 指那些能够伤害他人感情或自尊的话语。
“She regretted her wounding words as soon as she said them.”
(她刚说完那些伤人的话就后悔了。)
wounding blow — 指对某人造成严重打击的行为或事件,可以是身体或情感上的。
“Losing the competition was a wounding blow to his confidence.”
(输掉比赛对他的自信心是一个沉重的打击。)