detriment 英 [ˈdetrɪmənt]   美 [ˈdɛtrəmənt]

detriment

detriment  英 [ˈdetrɪmənt] 美 [ˈdɛtrəmənt]

n. 损害;伤害;损害物 

名词复数:detriments 

Work hard to succeed but not to the detriment of others. 在不损害他人利益的前提下为成功艰苦奋斗。
Smoking is a detriment to one’s health. 吸烟危害健康。

  • Detriment is the hurt or harm as a result of damage, loss, or a bad decision. The developers won the lawsuit, much to the detriment of the people who live near the construction site.
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  • n. 损害;伤害;损害物
  • 1. Work hard to succeed but not to the detriment of others.

    在不损害他人利益的前提下为成功艰苦奋斗。

  • 2. Smoking is a detriment to one’s health.

    吸烟危害健康。

  • 3. He sits up very late, to the detriment of his health.

    他经常熬夜, 损害健康。

  • 4. The detriment caused by your thoughtless remark will never be forgotten.

    你那轻率评论造成的损害决不会被忘记

  • detriment (n.) early 15c., from Middle French détriment or directly from Latin detrimentum "a rubbing off; a loss, damage, defeat," from past participle stem of detere "to wear away," figuratively "to weaken, impair," from de- "away" (see de-) + terere "to rub, wear" (from PIE root *tere- (1) "to rub, turn").
det·ri·ment / ˈdetrɪmənt ; NAmE ˈdetrɪmənt / noun [uncountable ,  countable ,  usually singular ] ( formal) the act of causing harm or damage; sth that causes harm or damage 伤害;损害;造成伤害(或损害)的事物 IDIOMS to the detriment of sb/sth | to sb/sth's detriment resulting in harm or damage to sb/sth (结果)不利于,有害于,有损于 He was engrossed in his job to the detriment of his health. 他全身心地投入工作结果损害了他的健康。 without detriment (to sb/sth) not resulting in harm or damage to sb/sth (结果)无害于,无损于 det·ri·ment / ˈdetrɪmənt ; NAmE ˈdetrɪmənt /
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