English Dictionary

ruinous

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɹuː.ɪnəs/

形容詞

Causing ruin; destructive, calamitous / Extremely costly; so expensive as to cause financial ruin. / Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state.

日本語の意味

破滅をもたらす；破壊的で悲惨な / 非常に費用がかかり、財政破綻を招くほどの / 廃墟のような；朽ち果てた、荒廃した

The company's ruinous investments forced it to declare bankruptcy.

その会社は破滅的な投資のせいで破産を余儀なくされた。

意味（1）

Causing ruin; destructive, calamitous

意味（2）

Extremely costly; so expensive as to cause financial ruin.

They were forced to completely replace the roof at ruinous expense.

意味（3）

Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state.

more ruinous （ comparative ）

most ruinous （ superlative ）