那次失败的恋情彻底灼伤了他再次去爱的勇气。

That failed relationship completely cauterized his courage to love again.

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That failed relationship completely cauterized his courage to love again.

cauterized 是动词 cauterize 的过去式,cauterize 来自希腊语词根 kauter(烧灼),加上动词后缀 -ize 构成,原指"用高温或化学物质烧灼伤口以止血或消毒",在这里用作比喻义,表示"情感上造成难以愈合的伤害"。

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