Word
balefulness
/ˈbeifulnis/
noun
邪恶；恶毒；不祥
the characteristic of being baleful; menacing or harmful quality
- 1.
The characteristic of being baleful.
凶险；威胁
凶险；威胁；灾难；有害
In use
The balefulness of the economic crisis was felt by every family in the town.
She could not ignore the balefulness of his glare, which made her uneasy.
The balefulness of the ancient curse was described in vivid detail in the legend.
the balefulness of something
表示某事物的有害性或凶兆。
The balefulness of his stare made everyone uneasy.
他凝视中的灾祸感让每个人不安。
with balefulness
在描述行为或表情时使用。
She looked at him with undeniable balefulness.
她用一种不可否认的凶兆眼光看着他。
a sense of balefulness
强调一种感觉或氛围。
The abandoned house gave off a palpable sense of balefulness.
那座废弃的房子散发出一种明显的灾祸感。
Common mistakes
His balefulness stare was frightening.His baleful stare was frightening.
“balefulness”是名词，不能直接修饰名词。这里需要用形容词“baleful”作定语。
The storm's power was balefulness.The storm's power was baleful.
“balefulness”是名词，不能作表语。系动词后应接形容词“baleful”来描述主语。
Connections
Confusing words
- banefulness
- 有害性；毒害性 · 拼写和含义相近，但banefulness强调毒害性，balefulness强调不祥之兆。
- harmfulness
- 有害性 · harmfulness更常用，直接指造成伤害；balefulness较文雅，带不祥意味。
- malevolence
- 恶意；恶毒 · malevolence指主观恶意，balefulness指客观有害性或凶兆。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.