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.)).
双语例句
1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
2. He sits up very late to the detriment of his health.
他常常熬夜,这对他的健康不利.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
3. Smoking is a detriment to one's health.
吸烟危害健康.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
5. We should study all these subjects equally well and not stress English to the detriment of the rest.
