cor·ro·sive
adjective/kəˈrəʊsɪv/
/kəˈrəʊsɪv/
- tending to destroy something slowly by chemical action
腐蚀性的；侵蚀性的 - the corrosive effects of salt water
盐水的腐蚀作用 - corrosive acid
具有腐蚀作用的酸
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- highly
- very
- the corrosive effects of salt water
- (formal) tending to damage something gradually
损害性的；逐渐起破坏作用的 - Unemployment is having a corrosive effect on our economy.
失业对我国的经济起着破坏作用。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- highly
- very
- Unemployment is having a corrosive effect on our economy.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French corosif, -ive, from medieval Latin corrosivus, from Latin corros- ‘gnawed through’, from the verb corrodere, from cor- (expressing intensive force) + rodere ‘gnaw’.