Darwin was convinced that the loss of these tastes was not only a loss of happiness, but might possibly be injurious to the intellect, and more probably to the moral character.
【核心詞彙】
convince v.使確信，使信服
injurious a.有害的.
intellect n.智力，知識分子
character n.品質，特徵
taste n.味道，品味
【結構分析】主幹是Darwin was convinced that ，賓語從句是一個由not 連接的並列句，且but之後是由and連接的有一個並列句，and後省略了部分成分，補全應該是“might more probably be injurious to the moral character”。
【參考譯文】達爾文認爲，失去這些品味，不僅失去了幸福，還可能損傷智力，甚至更可能對道德品質有害。