detriment
翻譯
損害, 不利
例句
Smoking is a detriment to your health.
吸煙有害健康。
He worked long hours, to the detriment of his family life.
他長時間工作，損害了家庭生活。
文法模式
((a detriment)) ((to sth.)) 對...的損害 Smoking is a detriment to your health.
((to the detriment)) ((of sth.)) 損害了... He worked long hours, to the detriment of his family life.
近義詞
同義詞: harm, damage, disadvantage; 反義詞: benefit, advantage
詞源
源自拉丁語 'de-' (離開) + 'terere' (摩擦)。原意是「磨損」。
記憶技巧
把 'de-' 想成「向下」。讓你向下的東西就是損害(detriment)。