scar
scar — 名詞
1. a line or mark that stays on your skin for a long time after a wound, cut, or bu
疤痕
皮膚傷口癒合後留下的痕跡
a line or mark that stays on your skin for a long time after a wound, cut, or burn has healed
Diego has a thin scar above his eyebrow from a fall as a child.
Diego 眉毛上方有一道小時候摔傷留下的細長疤痕。
scar + on [body part]
The surgery left a long scar across Yael's knee, but it faded over time.
手術在 Yael 的膝蓋上留了一道長長的疤痕，但隨著時間慢慢變淡了。
collocation: leave a scar
Jabari's doctor said the burn would probably leave a permanent scar on his arm.
Jabari 的醫生說那次燒傷可能會在他手臂上留下永久的疤痕。
The old scar on Mayumi's chin came from a bike accident when she was nine.
Mayumi 下巴上那道舊疤痕是她九歲時騎腳踏車摔傷留下的。
Some scars become less visible after a few years, but they never fully go away.
有些疤痕過幾年後會變得比較不明顯，但永遠不會完全消失。
文法句型
scar + on + body part
用法筆記
Frequently paired with prepositions like 'on' (for location) and 'from' (for cause). Unlike 'bruise' or 'scratch', a scar is typically permanent or very long-lasting.
常見錯誤
2. a lasting feeling of pain, sadness, or fear that remains long after a very diffi
創傷
心理或情感上的長久傷害
a lasting feeling of pain, sadness, or fear that remains long after a very difficult or frightening experience has ended
The war left deep emotional scars on Imran that took years to heal.
戰爭在 Imran 心中留下了很深的情感創傷，花了好幾年才慢慢癒合。
emotional scars + heal
Élise still carries the scar of losing her parents at a very young age.
Élise 至今仍帶著幼年失去父母的創傷。
carry the scar of [event]
Yara was six when her parents divorced; the emotional scars stayed with her for many years.
Yara 六歲時父母離婚，情感創傷伴隨了她許多年。
Yan's childhood scar from being bullied began to heal after he found good friends.
Yan 因受霸凌而留下的童年創傷，在交到好朋友之後才開始慢慢癒合。
文法句型
emotional scar
scar from + [experience]
carry a scar
用法筆記
Often appears with adjectives such as 'deep', 'psychological', or 'lasting'. The verb 'heal' is frequently used even in emotional contexts, suggesting recovery over time.
常見錯誤
3. an ugly mark on the surface of the land, a building, or an object, caused by dam
破壞痕跡
對自然環境或物體外觀的損害
an ugly mark on the surface of the land, a building, or an object, caused by damage or human activity
The old mine left a huge scar on the mountainside that is still visible today.
那座舊礦場在山坡上留下了一大片破壞痕跡，至今仍然清晰可見。
leave a scar on [landscape]
Years of acid rain had left ugly scars on the stone walls of the cathedral.
長年的酸雨在大教堂的石牆上留下了難看的破壞痕跡。
ugly scars on [surface]
The forest fire left a black scar across the hill that lasted for many years.
那場森林大火在山上留下一道黑色破壞痕跡，持續了許多年。
Bulldozers cut a deep scar through the field when they built the new highway.
推土機在田野中切出一道深深的破壞痕跡，以興建新的高速公路。
文法句型
scar on [place]
scar across [area]
用法筆記
Commonly describes large-scale damage to natural scenery or historic buildings. Not used for small marks on furniture or everyday objects.
常見錯誤
scar — 動詞
1. to cause a permanent mark on someone's skin, or to damage a person's emotional s
留下傷痕
在皮膚或心靈上造成永久損傷
to cause a permanent mark on someone's skin, or to damage a person's emotional state — for example, a deep cut that scars a person's arm, or a painful childhood event that scars their memory
The deep cut scarred Lisa's hand, and the mark is still visible ten years later.
那道很深的傷口在 Lisa 手上留下了疤痕，十年後仍然看得見。
transitive: scar + [body part]
His experiences during the earthquake scarred him emotionally for the rest of his life.
他在那場地震中的經歷，在心中留下了永久的創傷。
figurative: scar [person] emotionally
The accident scarred Eve's face, but she never let it stop her from smiling.
那場意外在 Eve 臉上留下了疤痕，但她從未因此停止微笑。
Maja dropped a hot pan and burned her hand; the wound scarred because she did not clean it properly.
Maja 打翻了一只熱鍋燙傷了手，傷口因為沒有妥善清潔而留下了疤痕。
Amihan was scarred by years of bullying and found it hard to trust people.
Amihan 因長期遭受霸凌而留下心理創傷，變得很難信任別人。
- disfigure
stronger — means to spoil someone's appearance completely, usually the face; more severe and emotional
- mark
broader — can mean any visible trace; less intense and not specific to injury
- traumatize
only for emotional/psychological damage; more clinical and intense
文法句型
scar + [body part]
be scarred by + [experience]
[wound] scars
用法筆記
The passive form 'be scarred by' is very common, especially for emotional damage. In physical contexts, the object is usually a body part. In figurative contexts, the object is a person.