scathe(动词,较正式):伤害;损害;使受损(常指对人或事物造成明显的伤害或破坏)。也可作名词(较少见),指“伤害;损害”。
/skeɪð/
The small boat was scathed by the storm.
小船被暴风雨损坏了。
The report said the company was badly scathed by the scandal, losing both trust and customers.
报告称,这家公司因丑闻遭到严重打击,不仅失去信任,也流失了客户。
来自古英语 sceaþian,意为“伤害、损害”,与表示“伤害/恶行”的古英语词根相关。该词在现代英语中偏文学或正式语境,常用于强调“受到打击、受损”的结果。