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Bane English Bana Cognates Bein N.祸根 英 N.祸根(The

单词 bane
音标 [bein]
解释 n.祸根
红宝书 【英】 n.祸根(the cause of distress, death, or ruin)
【考】 反义词:blessing(福 源)
【记】 ban(挡住)+e→挡住( 运气的)东西→祸根
字源 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.
不择手段背单词 n. 祸根(死亡或毁灭的根源); 致命伤
【例】the bane of one'apos;s existence 克星
【记】1)ban挡住-挡住运气-祸根2)读: 背. 点儿背-祸根
【反】blessing(n 祝福); benefit(n 利益好处)
趣味全助记 【记】ban 禁止 + e 名词,禁止什么,危险,禁止接触,剧毒物的标记,骷髅骨头

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