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detriment n.损伤；损害物 (1) 他长时间的工作，有损健康。(2) 这一税收制度一旦施行，必定会危害国民经济。(3) 现在认为,烟对健康有害。(4) 他的未受教育对他的事业是一种严重的妨碍。 The meaning of detriment has not changed much from its roots in the Latin word, detrimentum, which is "a rubbing off, loss, damage, defeat." A detriment is a loss that wears you down. Smoking is a detriment to good health, as is standing in the snow barefooted. To the detriment of the people who clean the floors, we gave the girls scrambled eggs right before gymnastics class.

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英 ['detrɪmənt] 美 ['detrɪmənt] (1) He works long hours to the detriment of his health.(2) This tax can not be introduced without detriment to the economy.(3) Smoking is now considered a detriment to good health.(4) His lack of education is a serious detriment to his career. 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. 1[PHRASE 短语]对…有害；有损于 If something happens to the detriment of something or to a person's detriment, it causes harm or damage to them.   [usu PHR after v]  [FORMAL 正式]Children spend too much time on schoolwork, to the detriment of other activities.孩子把太多的时间用于做作业，影响了他们参加其他活动。2[PHRASE 短语]对…无害；无损于 If something happens without detriment to a person or thing, it does not harm or damage them.   [PHR n]  [FORMAL 正式]These difficulties have been overcome without detriment to performance.这些困难都已在不影响业绩的情况下得到了克服。

英语单词	detriment
英美音标	英 ['detrɪmənt] 美 ['detrɪmənt]
中文释义	n.损伤；损害物
英语例句	(1) He works long hours to the detriment of his health. (2) This tax can not be introduced without detriment to the economy. (3) Smoking is now considered a detriment to good health. (4) His lack of education is a serious detriment to his career.
中文例句	(1) 他长时间的工作，有损健康。 (2) 这一税收制度一旦施行，必定会危害国民经济。 (3) 现在认为,烟对健康有害。 (4) 他的未受教育对他的事业是一种严重的妨碍。
vocabulary简明	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.
vocabulary扩展	The meaning of detriment has not changed much from its roots in the Latin word, detrimentum, which is "a rubbing off, loss, damage, defeat." A detriment is a loss that wears you down. Smoking is a detriment to good health, as is standing in the snow barefooted. To the detriment of the people who clean the floors, we gave the girls scrambled eggs right before gymnastics class.
柯林斯解释	1 [PHRASE 短语]对…有害；有损于 If something happens to the detriment of something or to a person's detriment, it causes harm or damage to them. [usu PHR after v] [FORMAL 正式] Children spend too much time on schoolwork, to the detriment of other activities. 孩子把太多的时间用于做作业，影响了他们参加其他活动。 2 [PHRASE 短语]对…无害；无损于 If something happens without detriment to a person or thing, it does not harm or damage them. [PHR n] [FORMAL 正式] These difficulties have been overcome without detriment to performance. 这些困难都已在不影响业绩的情况下得到了克服。

Detriment Harm Health Smoking Good Damage Loss People