ruinous

B2 CET-4

a. 破坏性的, 招致毁灭的

发音

其它 /ˈɹuː.ɪnəs/
US /ˈɹuː.ɪnəs/

词形变化

more ruinous 比较级 most ruinous 最高级

释义与例句

adj. B2
  1. 1.

    Causing ruin; destructive, calamitous.

  2. 2.

    Extremely costly; so expensive as to cause financial ruin.

    They were forced to completely replace the roof at ruinous expense.

  3. 3.

    Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

catastrophic

近义相关 2

destructive harmful

词源

From Middle English ruynous, from Old French ruinos, ruineus, from Latin ruīnōsus. By surface analysis, ruin + -ous.

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