Ruined
“Ruined” 作过去分词/形容词,指建筑物、物品或抽象事物(声誉、约会、晚餐)遭到严重破坏或无法挽回。口语 I’m ruined 可夸张表示“我完了(破产/完蛋)”。
- “The rain ruined our picnic in the park.” (大雨毁了我们在公园野餐的计划。)
- “Years of neglect ruined the old castle’s walls.” (多年失修毁坏了古堡的墙体。)
- “One rude comment ruined the mood of the entire meeting.” (一句无礼的话毁了整场会议的气氛。)
Ruin 来自拉丁语 ruina(倒塌、崩塌),与“坍塌、毁灭”意象相关,-ed 表结果状态。
ruin + -ed;名词 ruin,形容词 ruinous。
旅游文本中 ancient ruins 指“废墟”,ruined 则强调“被毁坏的”。社交口语里 you ruined it 是常见抱怨,语气可半开玩笑。
- 原形: ruin
- 现在分词: ruining
- 名词: ruin, ruins(废墟)
- 固定搭配: “ruined my day” (毁了我一天), “economically ruined” (经济上破产)
联想 ruin(毁灭)+ ed(已成定局),看到 ruined 就想到“已经没法原样了”。
“The sauce was ruined, the tablecloth was ruined, but their friendship wasn’t ruined because they laughed and ordered pizza.” (酱汁毁了,桌布毁了,但他们的友谊没毁,因为两人笑着点了披萨。)