在英语中,"baleful" 和 "baneful" 均可表示“有害的”,但语义侧重和文体色彩存在差异:
1. **Baleful**
-- 核心语义:强调威胁性或预示灾祸的恶意
-- 典型搭配:
• baleful influence(阴险的影响力)
• baleful glare(恶毒的瞪视)
• baleful consequences(凶险的后果)
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【Baleful】 refers to something that menaces or foreshadows evil.
- The teacher’s 【baleful】 look helped silence the noisy students.
【Baneful】 refers to something harmful or destructive.
- The virus is having 【baneful】 effects on the farmer’s cattle.