late 14c., "going to ruin," from Old French ruinos (Modern French ruineux) or directly from Latin ruinosus "tumbling down, going to ruin," from ruina (see ruin (n.)). Meaning "causing ruin" is from mid-15c. Related: Ruinously.
雙語例句
1. After a ruinous strike, the union caved in.
一場(chǎng)破壞性的罷工之后，工會(huì)突然服軟了。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The decision was to prove ruinous.
后來證明這個(gè)決定造成了極大的危害。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. The house was in a ruinous condition.
房子傾圮了.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
4. Many Britons will still fear the potentially ruinous costs of their legal system.