bane
英 [beɪn]
美 [ben]
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
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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.
双语例句
1. Rain is the bane of holiday-makers. 雨天令度假者头疼。 来自柯林斯例句
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。 来自《权威词典》
3. A swine over fat is the cause of his own bane. 猪死都因身过肥. 来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Avarice is the bane to happiness. 贪婪是损毁幸福的祸根. 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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。 来自辞典例句