deleterious

• adj. 有毒的，有害的

来自希腊语deleter, 破坏者，毁灭者，可能进一步来自PIE*da, 切，分，词源同 demon.即破坏性的，有害的。

deleterious (adj.)

1640s, from Medieval Latin deleterius, from Greek deleterios "noxious," from deleter "destroyer," from deleisthai "to hurt, injure." Related: Deleteriously; deleteriousness.

1. The cold weather had most deleterious consequences among the chrysanthemums.

寒冷的天气对菊花产生了极有害的影响.

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2. Petty crime is having a deleterious effect on community life.

轻微罪行正对社区生活产生有害影响。

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3. Exactly why the foreign body is so deleterious is not clear.

异物为什么如此有害,其确切原因尚不清楚.

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4. In normal seedlings the deleterious recessive genes are not expressed.

有害的隐性基因在正常菌木中不表现出来.

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5. The oxides of nitrogen can have deleterious effects on materials, vegetation, and animal and human life.

氮的氧化物对物质 、 植物 、 动物和人类生活有毒害效应.

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