ru·in·ous
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.
他们被迫以毁灭性的损失出售。
- 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.
这样的行为将毁掉她的职业生涯。 - a ruinous mistake
一个毁灭性的错误
- The decision was to prove ruinous.
- (of a town, building, etc.) destroyed or severely damaged
毁坏;严重受损;破败不堪 - The buildings were in a ruinous state.
这些建筑破烂不堪。 - This part of the church is ruinous.
教堂的这一部分已经是废墟了。
- The buildings were in a ruinous state.
Word Originlate Middle English (also in the sense ‘falling down’): from Latin ruinosus, from ruina, from ruere ‘to fall’.