harm: [OE] The ideas of ‘physical damage’ and ‘grief’ are intimately associated in the word harm: indeed, until the early 17th century it had both meanings, and its relatives, German and Swedish harm, mean exclusively ‘grief’. It appears to be related to Russian sram ‘shame, scandal’, but its ultimate ancestry is not known.
harm (n.)
Old English hearm "hurt, pain; evil, grief; insult," from Proto-Germanic *harmaz (cognates: Old Saxon harm, Old Norse harmr "grief, sorrow," Old Frisian herm "insult; pain," Old High German harm, German Harm "grief, sorrow, harm"), from PIE *kormo- "pain." To be in harm's way is from 1660s.
harm (v.)
Old English hearmian "to hurt, injure," from the noun (see harm (n.)). It has ousted Old English skettan (see scathe (v.)) in all but a few senses. Related: Harmed; harming.
例文
1. Nudism,the council decided,was doing the resort more harm than good.
委員会は、リゾート地でのヌード行為の弊害が利益より大きいと認定した。
2.These men were never told how they 'dbeen put in harm 's way.
彼らがどのように危険にさらされているのか誰も教えてくれなかった。/
3.All dogs are capable of doing harm to human beings.
犬であれば人を噛む可能性がある。
4.Living together didn 't harm our friendship.If anything it strengthened it.