/ˈwuːndɪŋ/
His careless comment was wounding. 他那句不经意的评论很伤人。
The report describes the wounding of civilians and the long recovery that followed, reminding readers that harm can be physical as well as emotional. 报告描述了平民受伤以及随后漫长的康复过程,提醒读者伤害既可能是身体上的,也可能是情感上的。
wounding 来自 wound(伤口;使受伤)+ -ing(构成动名词或现在分词)。wound 源自古英语 wund(伤口),与日耳曼语系中表示“伤”的词同源;加上 -ing 后可表示“正在造成伤害”或“伤害这一行为/过程”。