ruinous

'ruinәs

托福雅思

s extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
s causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin

a. 破坏性的, 招致毁灭的

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ruinous 由词根 ruin（毁灭、破坏）和后缀 -ous（形容词后缀，表示“有……性质的”）组成，整体意思是“有破坏性的”。

例句

1. The storm caused ruinous damage to the old building.

风暴对这座老建筑造成了毁灭性的损害。

2. His ruinous spending habits eventually led him to bankruptcy.

他毁灭性的消费习惯最终导致了破产。

3. The company's ruinous decisions resulted in many layoffs.

公司的毁灭性决策导致了许多裁员。