ruinous
adjective /ˈruːɪnəs/
/ˈruːɪnəs/
(formal)- costing a lot of money and more than you can afford
耗资巨大的;无法承担的 - ruinous legal fees
巨额法律费用 - They were forced to sell out at a ruinous loss.
他们被迫出售,损失惨重。
- ruinous legal fees
- causing serious problems or damage
synonym devastating破坏性的;导致严重问题的;灾难性的 - The decision was to prove ruinous.
后来证明这个决定造成了极大的损害。 - Such action would be ruinous to her career.
这样的行为将会对她的事业造成毁灭性的打击。 - a ruinous mistake
毁灭性的错误
- The decision was to prove ruinous.
- (of a town, building, etc.
) destroyed or severely damaged城镇、建筑等 破败的;严重受损的;已成废墟的 - The buildings were in a ruinous state.
这些建筑破烂不堪。 - This part of the church is ruinous.
教堂的这一部分是毁灭性的。
- The buildings were in a ruinous state.
词源late Middle English (also in the sense ‘falling down’): from Latin ruinosus, from ruina, from ruere ‘to fall’.