基本释义
n. 毒药；祸害；灭亡的原因
n. (Bane)人名；(法)巴纳；(塞)巴内；(日)伴卫(名)；(英)贝恩
星级词汇
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英语词源
bane 造成困扰的事物
来自PIE *gwhen, 击，杀。词源同gun, 枪。defend, 挡开，防御。
常见短语
深度学习
bane (rhymes with main) Literally, “bane” is a poison, as in certain plant names—wolf’s bane, henbane. By extension, it’s anything that causes ruin or great harm. If someone is the “bane of your existence,” they figuratively poison your life.
- The poet John Milton calls gold “that precious bane,” alluding to the fact that money can help bring happiness or misery, depending on its use.
- That country is just now beginning to see the long-term baneful effects of its foreign policy.
——摘自《Fiske WordPower: The Most Effective System for Building a Vocabulary That Gets Results Fast》
机器翻译，仅供参考
bane（与main押韵）从字面上看，“bane”是一种毒药，就像某些植物名称中的wolf’s bane，henbane一样。从广义上说，它是任何造成毁灭或巨大伤害的东西。如果有人是“你生存的祸根”，那么他们就会象征性地毒害你的生活。
- 诗人约翰·米尔顿称黄金为“宝贵的祸根”，暗指金钱可以带来幸福或痛苦，这取决于它的用途
- 这个国家现在才刚刚开始看到其外交政策的长期有害影响。
