detriment

detriment
[ˈdɛtrɪm(ə)nt]
noun
  1. [mass noun]the state of being harmed or damaged
    伤害；损害
    he is engrossed in his work to the detriment of his married life.
    他一心扑在工作上，这有损于他的婚姻生活。
    no one could do one without detriment to the other.
    没有人能做好其中的一件而不损害另一件。
    ■[count noun]a cause of harm or damage
    伤害（或损害）的原因
    such tests are a detriment to good education.
    这种测验是危害良好教育的根源。
语源
  1. late Middle English in the sense 'loss sustained by damage': from Old French, from Latin detrimentum, from detri-, stem of deterere 'wear away'
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