the harmfulness of sth
用于说明某事物的有害性质,of后接名词或名词短语。
The report examines the harmfulness of the pesticide.
该报告探讨了这种杀虫剂的有害性。
有害性;危害性
有害的特征。;导致伤害或损伤的破坏性;有害的性质;有害;伤害
The quality or characteristic of being harmful; the ability to cause damage or injury.
有害的特征。
The characteristic of being harmful.
导致伤害或损伤的破坏性
destructiveness that causes harm or injury
有害的性质
the quality of being noxious
The harmfulness of smoking is well documented by medical research.
吸烟的危害性已被医学研究充分证明。
用法提示:这里用'危害性'作主语,表示吸烟造成伤害的性质。
We must educate children about the harmfulness of playing with fire.
我们必须教育孩子玩火的危害性。
用法提示:这里'危害性'作介词'about'的宾语,强调玩火带来的伤害性质。
The report highlights the harmfulness of certain chemicals in household products.
报告强调了某些家用产品中化学品的危害性。
用法提示:这里'危害性'作动词'highlights'的宾语,指化学品的有害特性。
用于说明某事物的有害性质,of后接名词或名词短语。
The report examines the harmfulness of the pesticide.
该报告探讨了这种杀虫剂的有害性。
名词所有格可放在harmfulness前,表示所属对象。
The debate focused on the drug's harmfulness.
辩论聚焦于这种药物的有害性。
of后接动名词短语,说明某一行为的有害性。
The campaign highlighted the harmfulness of smoking in public places.
这场运动强调了在公共场所吸烟的有害性。
grammar · medium
易错句子The harmful of smoking is well known.
正确表达The harmfulness of smoking is well known.
汉语里“……的危害”用名词,学生却拿形容词 harmful 直接充当主语,句中缺名词中心词。harmful 是形容词,只能在名词前作定语或作表语;表示“有害的性质”要用名词 harmfulness(harmful + -ness),此处作介词 of 的中心名词。
grammar · medium
易错句子Researchers compared the harmfulnesses of the two chemicals.
正确表达Researchers compared the harmfulness of the two chemicals.
harmfulness 是由形容词加 -ness 构成的抽象品质名词,指“有害性”这一性质,属于不可数用法,通常不用复数。比较两者的“有害程度”时仍用不可数的 harmfulness,数量差异由上下文(the two chemicals、compared)表达,不需要加 -es。
grammar · medium
易错句子The harmfulness of alcohol on the liver is well documented.
正确表达The harmfulness of alcohol to the liver is well documented.
表示“对某物有害”时,harmful 及其名词 harmfulness 固定搭配介词 to,不用 on;汉语“对……有害”中的“对”对应英语的 to,on 则表示物理接触或“关于”,会改变原意。
harm 指具体的伤害或损害,常作不可数名词;harmfulness 指某事物具有害处的抽象性质,常用于评估或讨论危害性。
harmful 是形容词,直接修饰人或物;harmfulness 是名词,表示“有害性”,常作讨论或评估的对象。
toxicity 专指物质对生物有毒的程度;harmfulness 范围更广,可指任何造成伤害或损害的性质。
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