Impair



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 损害, 使弱
• ［英］ v. 损害, 使弱 ( damage; reduce; injure)
• ［记］ im ( 进入) +pair ( 坏) -> 进入坏 -> 损害
• ［同］ 派生词: impairment n. 削弱, 减少; 损害, 损伤

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb

• Etymology: Middle English empeiren, from Anglo-French empeirer, from Vulgar Latin *impejorare, from Latin in- + Late Latin pejorare to make worse — more at pejorative
• Date: 14th century
• to damage or make worse by or as if by diminishing in some material respect <his health was impaired by overwork><the strike seriously impaired community services>
• Synonyms: see injure
• ? impairer noun
• ? impairment noun

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