grievous
意味: Extremely serious, severe, or causing great suffering. Used to describe harm, injuries, errors, or wrongs of the gravest kind.
Grievous is a word of considerable gravity, most familiar in British legal terminology through the charge of 'grievous bodily harm' (GBH), which denotes serious physical injury inflicted on another person. Beyond legal usage, the word appears in formal and literary contexts to describe errors, losses, or wrongs that have severe consequences. It collocates powerfully with 'bodily harm,' 'error,' 'wound,' 'loss,' and 'injustice.' The adverb 'grievously' is common in news reporting and parliamentary language.
例文
- The defendant was charged with causing grievous bodily harm after the attack left the victim with permanent injuries. 被告被指控造成严重人身伤害,此次袭击导致受害人留下了永久性伤残。El acusado fue imputado por causar lesiones corporales graves tras un ataque que dejó a la víctima con secuelas permanentes.被告は、被害者に永久的な傷害を残した襲撃により、重大な身体的傷害を引き起こした罪で起訴された。피고는 피해자에게 영구적 부상을 남긴 공격으로 중상해 혐의로 기소되었다.
- The intelligence failures leading up to the conflict were described by the inquiry as grievous errors of judgement. 导致该冲突的情报失误被调查报告称为严重的判断失误。Los fallos de inteligencia previos al conflicto fueron calificados por la investigación como errores de juicio gravísimos.紛争に至るまでの情報活動の失敗は、調査により重大な判断ミスと評された。분쟁에 이르기까지의 정보 실패는 조사에서 중대한 판단 착오로 평가되었다.
- The closure of the steelworks dealt a grievous blow to the local economy, from which the town has yet to recover. 钢铁厂的关闭对当地经济造成了沉重打击,该镇至今仍未恢复元气。El cierre de la acería asestó un golpe gravísimo a la economía local, del que la ciudad aún no se ha recuperado.製鉄所の閉鎖は地元経済に深刻な打撃を与え、この町はいまだに回復していない。제철소의 폐쇄는 지역 경제에 심대한 타격을 가했고, 이 도시는 아직 회복하지 못하고 있다.
発音
使い方ガイド
場面: professional, academic
トーン: serious
起源と歴史
From Old French grevos (heavy, grave), from grever (to burden, oppress), from Latin gravare (to weigh down), from gravis (heavy). Entered English in the 13th century.
文化的背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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