ruinous
/ˈrʊɪnəs/adjective
1
- disastrous or destructive灾难性的; 毁灭性的; 破坏性的：
a ruinous effect on the environment.
对环境的灾难性影响。
1.1
- costing far more than can be afforded导致破产的：
the cost of their ransom might be ruinous.
他们的赎金可能会高得致人破产。
2
- in ruins; dilapidated废墟的; 破败的; 坍坏了的; 破旧的：
the castle is ruinous.
这个城堡破败不堪。
派生词
ruinously
adverbruinousness
noun词源
late Middle English （also in the sense 'falling down'）： from Latin ruinosus, from ruina （see RUIN）.