Detriment
“Detriment”是一个名词,表示损害、不利,指造成损害、伤害或不利的事物。这个词强调损害和不利。
- The decision was to his detriment. (决定对他不利。)
- Smoking is a detriment to health. (吸烟对健康有害。)
- The detriment was significant. (损害是显著的。)
“Detriment”来自拉丁语 “detrimentum”,由 “deterere”(磨损)组成,原意为”磨损”。
- 前缀:de-(降低)
- 词根:triment-(磨损)
- 后缀:无
“Detriment”是正式用词,常用于描述造成损害、不利的事物,在正式和日常语境中经常使用。
- 形容词形式:detrimental(有害的)
可以将 “detriment” 与 “detrimental”(有害的)联系起来,两者都与损害有关。
Working too many hours was a detriment to my health - I was tired all the time, stressed, and getting sick more often. The detriment wasn’t worth the extra money. Sometimes we do things that are to our detriment without realizing it until it’s too late.
工作太多小时对我的健康有害——我一直很累,压力大,更经常生病。损害不值得额外的钱。有时我们做一些对我们不利的事情,直到为时已晚才意识到。