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The restructuring caused collateral damage to morale. Innocent people became collateral damage in the political fight. Some collateral damage was unavoidable.

Collateral damage

Slang Term BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

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Significado: Unintended harm to civilians or property; secondary consequences

对平民或财产的意外损害；附带后果

Daño no intencionado a civiles o propiedades; consecuencias secundarias

民間人や財産への意図しない被害、副次的な影響

민간인이나 재산에 대한 의도치 않은 피해; 부수적 결과

Military euphemism for civilian casualties or property damage in warfare. Now used for any unintended negative consequences of an action.

战争中平民伤亡或财产损失的军事委婉说法。现在用于描述任何行动带来的意外负面后果。

Eufemismo militar para bajas civiles o daños materiales en la guerra. Ahora se usa para cualquier consecuencia negativa no intencionada de una acción.

戦争における民間人の犠牲や財産の損害を指す軍事的婉曲表現。現在は何かの行動による意図しない否定的な結果全般に使われる。

전쟁에서 민간인 사상자나 재산 피해를 가리키는 군사적 완곡 표현. 현재는 어떤 행동의 의도치 않은 부정적 결과를 가리킬 때 사용된다.

Ejemplos

The restructuring caused collateral damage to morale.
重组对士气造成了附带损害
La reestructuración causó daños colaterales en la moral
リストラで士気にまで巻き添え被害が出た
구조조정으로 사기까지 부수적 피해가 생겼다.
Innocent people became collateral damage in the political fight.
无辜的人成了政治斗争的附带损害
Personas inocentes se convirtieron en daños colaterales de la lucha política
罪のない人々が政治闘争の巻き添えになった
무고한 사람들이 정치 싸움의 부수적 피해자가 되었다.
Some collateral damage was unavoidable.
一些附带损害是不可避免的
Algunos daños colaterales fueron inevitables
ある程度の巻き添え被害は避けられなかった
어느 정도의 부수적 피해는 불가피했다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: military, business, politics

Tono: clinical, euphemistic

✓ Correcto

Collateral damage from the decision
这个决定带来的附带损害
Daños colaterales de la decisión
その決定による巻き添え被害
그 결정에 따른 부수적 피해

✗ Incorrecto

Can seem callous about real casualties
对真正的伤亡可能显得冷漠
Puede parecer insensible respecto a víctimas reales
実際の犠牲者に対して冷淡に聞こえる場合がある
실제 사상자에 대해 냉담하게 들릴 수 있음

Errores comunes

Using insensitively about actual harm

Origen e historia

Military euphemism developed to describe civilian casualties and damage to non-military targets. Became widely known during coverage of modern conflicts.

Etimología: Military euphemism, late 20th century

Primera vez registrado: 1960s Vietnam era

Contexto cultural

Era: Vietnam era onwards

Generation: All generations

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: War coverage; Political discourse

Regional notes: Universal English, American military origin.

Variaciones

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