damage: [14] Damage comes from Latin damnum ‘loss, damage’ (source of English damn). It passed into Old French as dam, from which was formed the derivative damage. English borrowed and has preserved the Old French form, but in modern French it has become dommage. Besides damn, another English relative is indemnity [15], ultimately from Latin indemnis ‘undamaged’. => damn, indemnity
damage (n.)
late 13c., from Old French damage (12c., Modern French dommage) "loss caused by injury," from dam "damage," from Latin damnum "loss, hurt, damage" (see damn).
damage (v.)
early 14c., from Old French damagier, from damage (see damage (n.)). Related: Damaged; damaging.
雙語例句
1. It's a fair guess to say that the damage will be extensive.
說損失會很嚴重想必猜得不錯。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The blast caused extensive damage, shattering the ground-floor windows.
爆炸造成了巨大的破壞，震碎了一樓的窗戶。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The radiation can damage microprocessors and computer memories, causing them to malfunction.
輻射會損壞微處理器和電腦內存，使之失靈。
來自柯林斯例句
4. These gases would seriously damage the patient's respiratory system.
這些毒氣會嚴重損害患者的呼吸系統(tǒng)。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Incidents of this type cause irreparable damage to relations with the community.