核心畫面

The main picture is a break in the skin made by something sharp: a cut that is open, that hurts, and that has to close again over time. English carries the whole of that picture across to feelings — a remark can open you up the same way, and old hurt can be years later. Be careful with the last item on this list: the past tense of wind is spelled the same but is a different word entirely, with a different sound.

主要的畫面是皮膚被利器劃開:一道開著的口子,會痛,而且要靠時間慢慢合起來。英文把這整個畫面原封不動搬到情緒上——一句更多收起主要的畫面是皮膚被利器劃開:一道開著的口子,會痛,而且要靠時間慢慢合起來。英文把這整個畫面原封不動搬到情緒上——一句話也能把人劃開,而多年前的舊傷還可能被重新掀開。要特別注意最後一項:wind(繞、轉)的過去式也拼成 wound,但那是完全不同的另一個字,唸法也不一樣。

From the word’s history

The injury word comes from Old English wund 'injury involving piercing or cutting of the tissue of the body', with the verb from Old English wundian 'inflict a piercing injury on'. The wound that is the past of wind is a separate word, from a different verb going back to Proto-Germanic *windan — the two are homonyms, alike in spelling only.

「傷口」這個字來自古英語 wund「刺穿或割開身體組織造成的傷」,動詞則來自古英語 wundian「使受刺傷」。而作為 wind 過去式的 wound 是另一個字,來源是原始日耳曼語 *windan 那條線——兩者只是拼法相同的同形異義詞,沒有親屬關係。

Etymonline, 'wound (n.)' and 'wound (adj.)' — https://www.etymonline.com/word/wound

From the picture

心裡的傷

英文直接把皮膚上的那道口子搬到感受上:話語一樣會劃開一個人,一樣會痛,也一樣需要時間癒合。中文的「創傷」「傷人」用的是同一個比喻,所以這一支很好記。

wound (emotional hurt) · noun · B2

A feeling of deep hurt inside you when someone says or does something unkind.

心理創傷;傷痛

wind 的過去式(另一個字)

這一項跟「傷口」完全沒有關係,它其實不是 wound 這個字的一個意思,而是動詞 wind(繞、轉、蜿蜒)的過去式和過去分詞剛好拼成一樣。學的時候請當成兩個字。

wind (past tense) · verb · B1

The past form of the verb 'wind' — used when something was turned, twisted, or followed a bending path.

wind 的過去式

Also in this word

wound (injury) · noun · B2

A hurt place on your body where the skin is cut or broken, often by something sharp.

傷口

wound (injure) · verb · B2

To hurt someone's body so that the skin is cut or broken.

使受傷;打傷

原始詞典資料6 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

woundnoun詞源 1/ˈwuːnd/

  • 1

    An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.

    • The visitors were without Wayne Rooney after he suffered a head wound in training, which also keeps him out of England's World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Ukraine.
    • Showers of blood / Rained from the wounds of slaughtered Englishmen.
  • 2

    A hurt to a person's feelings, reputation, prospects, etc.

    • It took a long time to get over the wound of that insult.
  • 3

    An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.

woundverb詞源 1/ˈwuːnd/

  • 1

    To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.

    • The police officer wounded the suspect during the fight that ensued.
  • 2

    To hurt (a person's feelings).

    • The actor's pride was wounded when the leading role went to his rival.
    • I find neglect or rejection from my own community much harder to take and more wounding than the same thing or worse from the outside world.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。