damage: [14] Damage comes from Latin damnum ‘loss, damage’ (source of English damn). It passed into Old French as dam, from which was formed the derivative damage. English borrowed and has preserved the Old French form, but in modern French it has become dommage. Besides damn, another English relative is indemnity [15], ultimately from Latin indemnis ‘undamaged’. => damn, indemnity
damage (n.)
late 13c., from Old French damage (12c., Modern French dommage) "loss caused by injury," from dam "damage," from Latin damnum "loss, hurt, damage" (see damn).
damage (v.)
early 14c., from Old French damagier, from damage (see damage (n.)). Related: Damaged; damaging.
双语例句
1. It's a fair guess to say that the damage will be extensive.
说损失会很严重想必猜得不错。
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2. The blast caused extensive damage, shattering the ground-floor windows.
爆炸造成了巨大的破坏，震碎了一楼的窗户。
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3. The radiation can damage microprocessors and computer memories, causing them to malfunction.
辐射会损坏微处理器和电脑内存，使之失灵。
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4. These gases would seriously damage the patient's respiratory system.
这些毒气会严重损害患者的呼吸系统。
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5. Incidents of this type cause irreparable damage to relations with the community.