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於做作業，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.