- the bane of somebody/something
something that causes trouble and makes people unhappy 造成困扰(或不快)的事物 The neighbours' kids are the bane of my life. 街坊邻居的孩子们让我生活得很不安宁。 The poor train service has been the bane of commuters for years. 多年来,糟糕的火车服务一直是通勤者的祸根。
Word OriginOld English bana ‘thing causing death, poison’, of Germanic origin.