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

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

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