the undermining of sth
作名词时前面通常加定冠词 the，后接 of 引出被削弱的事物，语气偏正式。
The undermining of public trust took years to become visible.
对公众信任的削弱过了数年才显现出来。
破坏；削弱；侵蚀
某物被削弱的行为或过程
某物被削弱的行为或过程
The act or process by which something is undermined.
The constant undermining of the old wall by the rain finally made it collapse.
雨水对老墙的不断侵蚀最终使它倒塌。
用法提示：这里 undermining 是名词，表示‘侵蚀、破坏’的过程。
Their repeated lies led to the slow undermining of public trust in the company.
他们一再撒谎，导致公众对公司的信任被慢慢削弱。
用法提示：这里 undermining 作名词，指‘削弱’的过程。
The manager saw the spreading of rumors as a deliberate undermining of her authority.
经理认为散布谣言是对她权威的蓄意破坏。
用法提示：undermining 在这句是名词，表示‘破坏、削弱’的行为。
作名词时前面通常加定冠词 the，后接 of 引出被削弱的事物，语气偏正式。
The undermining of public trust took years to become visible.
对公众信任的削弱过了数年才显现出来。
用 by 引出实施削弱的一方，常见于新闻与评论性文字。
The undermining of the treaty by hardliners ended the peace process.
强硬派对条约的削弱终结了和平进程。
常用于说明某种行为或事件造成的负面结果，多用于书面语。
Repeated scandals led to the undermining of the party's credibility.
接连的丑闻导致了对该党公信力的削弱。
grammar · medium
易错句子The scandal caused a serious undermine of public trust.
正确表达The scandal caused a serious undermining of public trust.
undermine 是动词，不能直接放在 a serious 后面作名词；表示“削弱、破坏”这一行为时要用名词形式 undermining。
grammar · medium
易错句子The undermining to the team's confidence was obvious.
正确表达The undermining of the team's confidence was obvious.
名词 undermining 表示“对……的削弱”时，其对象要用介词 of 引出；汉语的“对”不能直译成 to，所以这里用 of 而不用 to。
grammar · medium
易错句子Her confidence was undermining day by day.
正确表达Her confidence was being undermined day by day.
undermine 是及物动词，必须带宾语或使用被动语态；汉语“信心在削弱”可以不及物，但英语不能说 confidence was undermining，应改为被动 was being undermined。
undermining 是名词，指逐渐削弱的行为或过程；underlining 来自 underline，指在文字下画线或加以强调。两者拼写和读音只差一个 m，注意 -min- 与 -lin- 的区别。
undermining 多指逐步、常常不显眼地削弱信心、权威或努力；undercutting 常用于商务语境，指以低价抢走别人的生意，或指从底部切掉某物使其不稳。
undermining 可以是无意、缓慢发生的削弱过程；sabotage 强调有人故意、秘密地实施破坏，通常有明确的行动者，语气更重。
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