detriment
detriment 英 [ˈdetrɪmənt] 美 [ˈdɛtrəmənt]
n. 损害;伤害;损害物
名词复数:detriments
- 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
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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。
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2. A “do what I say, not what I do” world economy will fracture, to the detriment of all.
在一个“依我所言,勿仿我行”的世界里,世界经济将割裂分化,伤害所有的国家。
- 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").
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