bane:毒药、祸根
发音释义:[beɪn] n. 毒药;祸害;祸根;克星;灭亡的原因
词源解释:bane←古英语bana(杀人犯)←原始日耳曼语banon(伤害)
bane一词原本表示“杀人犯”,从16世纪下半叶开始演变为“毒药、祸根”之意。
常见搭配:blessing or bane(塞翁失马焉知非福);bane of one’s life(某人的灾星);A swine over fat is the cause of his own bane(人怕出名猪怕壮);Avarice is a bane to happiness(贪婪乃不幸之根源)
趣味记忆:bane→谐音“背”→点儿背→不幸、灾星
衍生词:ratsbane(杀鼠药);wolfsbane(狼毒草)