detriment
英 ['detr?m(?)nt]
美['d?tr?m?nt]
- n. 損害；傷害；損害物
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詞態變化
復數:?detriments;
中文詞源
detriment 傷害
de-, 向下，離開。-tri, 轉，磨，詞源同turn, attrition. 即刮下，磨損，引申義傷害。
英文詞源
- detriment
- detriment: [15] Etymologically, detriment denotes damage caused by ‘wearing away’. The word comes via Old French from Latin dētrīmentum, a derivative of dēterere ‘wear away’ (whose past participle is the source of English detritus [18]). This was a compound verb formed from the prefix dē- ‘away’ and terere ‘rub’ (from which English gets attrition and trite). The generalized metaphorical sense ‘harm’ had already developed in classical Latin.
=> attrition, detritus, trite - 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" (see throw (v.)).
雙語例句
- 1. These difficulties have been overcome without detriment to performance.
- 這些困難都已在不影響業績的情況下得到了克服。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He sits up very late to the detriment of his health.
- 他常常熬夜,這對他的健康不利.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 3. Smoking is a detriment to one's health.
- 吸煙危害健康.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Children spend too much time on schoolwork, to the detriment of other activities.
- 孩子把太多的時間用于做作業，影響了他們參加其他活動。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. We should study all these subjects equally well and not stress English to the detriment of the rest.
- 這幾門功課都要學好,不能只偏重英語.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》