“伤害性不大，侮辱性极强”用英语怎么说呢？试试这些搭配，非常高级

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…is more of A than B

…更多的是A而不是B

… is more of an insult than an injury

…更多的是一种侮辱而不是伤害

= 伤害性不大，侮辱性极强

【解释】

insult /ˈɪnsʌlt/ n.冒犯；侮辱

insult /ɪnˈsʌlt/ v.冒犯；侮辱

injury /ˈɪndʒəri/ n.伤害；既可以指身体上的伤害，也可以指感情/精神上的伤害，请看牛津词典解释：damage to a person's feelings （对感情的）伤害，挫伤

【例句】

What he did in front of us just now was more of an insult than an injury to us.

他刚刚在我们面前做的，对我们来说伤害性不大，侮辱性极强。

Doing housework is more of a pleasure than a chore for me.

做家务对我来说更多的是一种乐趣而不是累活。

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…is not so much A as B

字面意思：…不是如此多的A，像B一样多

意译：…与其说是A，不如说是B

…is not so much damaging as humiliating

…伤害性不大，侮辱性极强

也可以说：

…is more insulting/humiliating than damaging

【备注】

humiliating /hjuːˈmɪlɪˌeɪtɪŋ/ adj. 使蒙受耻辱的 

If something is humiliating, it embarrasses you and makes you feel ashamed and stupid. 

【例句】

The question the man asked was not so much damaging as humiliating/insulting.

那名男子问的问题伤害性不大，侮辱性极强。

The great use of school education is not so much to teach you things as to teach you the art of learning.  

学校教育的最大用处不是教你东西，而是教你学习的艺术。  

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add insult to injury

更糟糕的是；往伤口上撒盐

【解释】

1. to make a bad situation worse

2. to hurt a person's feelings after doing him or her harm

【例句】

I was already late for work and, to add insult to injury, I spilled coffee all over myself.

我上班已经迟到了，更糟的是，我把咖啡洒了自己一身。  

She not only refused him but also posted the whole thing on social media. That’s adding insult to injury.

她不仅拒绝了他，而且还把整件事发到了社交媒体上。真的是往别人伤口上撒盐呀。