The damage was caused by external forces.
损害是由外力引起的。
英语常用口语 1000 句 第 72 部分

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damage ['dæmɪdʒ] 词频1
vt.& vi. 损害,毁坏; n. 损害,损毁;赔偿金;
💡 damn =harm表示”伤害”##-age 表抽象的名词后缀
"damage to the brain"
脑部损伤
近义:hurt, impair, injure, mar, perish, ruin 反义:mend, patch, refit, refurbish, rehabilitate, remodel
external [ɪk'stɝnl] 词频3 词根: extra
adj. 外面的,外部的;表面上的;外用的;外国的; n. 外部,外面;外观;外部情况;
💡 exter出去+nal=al...的 → 出去的 →在外面的 →外部的
"The accounts have to be audited by a firm of external auditors."
这些账目必须由一家外聘审计员的公司来稽查.
近义:appearance, image, look, looks, aspect, seeming 反义:inside, interior, inward, medullary, systemic, intern
forces
n. 势力;兵力;武装力量(force的复数形式)
近义:army, legion, levy, military, militia, soldiers
caused
v. 引起;使发生(cause的过去分词)

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