injure學測 L4KK [ˈɪndʒɚ]/ˈɪndʒɚ/
使受傷;傷害身體·傷害感情;傷自尊
動詞常考,易與名詞injury混淆
The soccer player injured his knee and could not finish the game.

那位足球選手弄傷了膝蓋,無法把比賽踢完。

injure 源自拉丁 in-(不)加 jus(法、正義),字面是「不公不義的對待」,正是傷害的由來。

一個畫面:身心留下傷痕

跌傷跌倒或碰撞造成身體的傷口
刺傷自尊言語或態度傷了對方的自尊心

義項

運動跌傷B2verb使受傷;傷害身體
Tom fell off his bike and injured his arm.
湯姆從腳踏車上摔下來,弄傷了手臂。
injure your legbadly injured
言語傷心C1verb傷害感情;傷自尊
Nobody chose him for the team, and it injured his feelings.
沒有人選他加入球隊,這傷了他的感受。
injured pride

片語

badly injured遍體鱗傷 →傷得很嚴重
injure your back腰背扭傷 →傷到背部或腰
injured pride自尊受創 →自尊心受到傷害

你會不會這樣說?

He was badly ___ in the car accident. (injure / injured)

看答案

injured

injure是動詞,injury是名詞,詞性不同。

'Nobody chose him for the team, and it injured his feelings.' 這裡的 injured 最接近哪個意思?(A) 弄傷身體 (B) 傷害感情

看答案

(B)

此句主詞是「感受」,對應「傷害感情」義項而非身體傷害。

字族

injury 傷害;損傷(名詞)・injured 受傷的(形容詞)

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延伸練習

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