harm: [OE] The ideas of ‘physical damage’ and ‘grief’ are intimately associated in the word harm: indeed, until the early 17th century it had both meanings, and its relatives, German and Swedish harm, mean exclusively ‘grief’. It appears to be related to Russian sram ‘shame, scandal’, but its ultimate ancestry is not known.
harm (n.)
Old English hearm "hurt, pain; evil, grief; insult," from Proto-Germanic *harmaz (cognates: Old Saxon harm, Old Norse harmr "grief, sorrow," Old Frisian herm "insult; pain," Old High German harm, German Harm "grief, sorrow, harm"), from PIE *kormo- "pain." To be in harm's way is from 1660s.
harm (v.)
Old English hearmian "to hurt, injure," from the noun (see harm (n.)). It has ousted Old English skeþþan (see scathe (v.)) in all but a few senses. Related: Harmed; harming.
实用例句
1. Nudism, the council decided, was doing the resort more harm than good.
委员会认定在休闲胜地的裸体行为弊大于利。来自柯林斯例句
2. These men were never told how they'dbeen put in harm's way.
从来没人告诉这些人他们是如何被置于险境的。来自柯林斯例句
3. All dogs are capable of doing harm to human beings.
只要是狗就可能会咬人。来自柯林斯例句
4. Living together didn't harm our friendship. If anything it strengthened it.
在一起住并没有损害我们的友谊。要说真有什么的话，它反而巩固了我们的友谊。来自柯林斯例句
5. Workers scrambled to carry priceless objects out of harm's way.
