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bane

英 [beɪn] 美 [ben]

解释

n. 毒药；祸害；灭亡的原因
n. (Bane)人名；(法)巴纳；(塞)巴内；(日)伴卫(名)；(英)贝恩

※ 提供单词"bane"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

bane 造成困扰的事物

来自PIE *gwhen, 击，杀。词源同gun, 枪。defend, 挡开，防御。

英文词源

bane (n.): Old English bana "killer, slayer, murderer; the devil," from Proto-Germanic *banon, cognate with *banja- "wound" (cognates: Old Frisian bona "murderer," Old Norse bani, Old High German bana "murder," Old English benn "wound," Gothic banja "stroke, wound"), from PIE root *gwhen- "to strike, kill, wound" (cognates: Avestan banta "ill"). Modern sense of "that which causes ruin or woe" is from 1570s.

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例句和用法

1. Rain is the bane of holiday-makers.: 雨天令度假者头疼。

2. The neighbours' kids are the bane of my life .: 街坊邻居的孩子让我生活得很不安宁。

3. A swine over fat is the cause of his own bane.: 猪死都因身过肥.

4. Avarice is the bane to happiness.: 贪婪是损毁幸福的祸根.

5. Spots can be the bane of a teenager's life.: 粉刺会给青少年带来无尽的烦恼。