ruinous

ruinous
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。
    ■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.
    这个城堡破旧不堪。
派生
ruinously
adverb
ruinousness
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English (also in the sense 'falling down'): from Latin ruinosus, from ruina (see ruin)
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