deleterious

• adj. 有毒的，有害的

來自希臘語deleter, 破壞者，毀滅者，可能進一步來自PIE*da, 切，分，詞源同 demon.即破壞性的，有害的。

deleterious (adj.)

1640s, from Medieval Latin deleterius, from Greek deleterios "noxious," from deleter "destroyer," from deleisthai "to hurt, injure." Related: Deleteriously; deleteriousness.

1. The cold weather had most deleterious consequences among the chrysanthemums.

寒冷的天氣對菊花產生了極有害的影響.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. Petty crime is having a deleterious effect on community life.

輕微罪行正對社區生活產生有害影響。

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3. Exactly why the foreign body is so deleterious is not clear.

異物為什麽如此有害,其確切原因尚不清楚.

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4. In normal seedlings the deleterious recessive genes are not expressed.

有害的隱性基因在正常菌木中不表現出來.

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5. The oxides of nitrogen can have deleterious effects on materials, vegetation, and animal and human life.

氮的氧化物對物質 、 植物 、 動物和人類生活有毒害效應.

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