pernicious
pernicious 英 [pəˈnɪʃəs] 美 [pərˈnɪʃəs]
adj. 有害的；恶性的；致命的；险恶的
- Pernicious means harmful and subtle, such as a poison gas that causes cancer in those exposed to it over the course of years.
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- adj. 有害的；恶性的；致命的；险恶的
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1. When this phenomenon occurs, it produces a pernicious level of debt to pervade throughout the economy.
一旦这个现象发生，将会产生恶性的负债水平，并蔓延到整个经济体。
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2. Another, more pernicious, possibility is that countries would start to use trade barriers to stave off competition.
另一个更为有害的可能性是有关国家将开始利用贸易壁垒以避开竞争。
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3. Whether you will be led by this motive to actions which are useful, or to actions which are pernicious, depends upon the social system, and upon your capacities.
你将被这种动机引导成对社会有利的行为，还是有害的行为，取决于这个社会的制度，以及你个人的能力。
- pernicious (adj.) early 15c., from Middle French pernicios (13c., Modern French pernicieux) and directly from Latin perniciosus "destructive," from pernicies "destruction, death, ruin," from per "completely" (see per) + necis "violent death, murder," related to necare "to kill," nocere "to hurt, injure, harm," noxa "harm, injury" (from PIE root *nek- (1) "death"). Related: Perniciously; perniciousness.
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