det·ri·ment
noun/ˈdetrɪmənt/
/ˈdetrɪmənt/
[uncountable, countable, usually singular] (formal)Idioms - the act of causing harm or damage; something that causes harm or damage
伤害；损害；造成伤害（或损害）的事物 - Wood accounts for 90% of energy production in some countries, with consequent environmental detriment.
有些国家90%的能源产自木材，因而给环境造成了破坏。 - Too many tests are a detriment to good education.
太多的考试不利于良好的教育。
Word Originlate Middle English in the sense ‘loss sustained by damage’: from Old French, from Latin detrimentum, from detri-, stem of deterere ‘wear away’. - Wood accounts for 90% of energy production in some countries, with consequent environmental detriment.
Idioms
to the detriment of somebody/something | to somebody's/something’s detriment
- resulting in harm or damage to somebody/something
（结果）不利于，有害于，有损于 - He was engrossed in his job to the detriment of his health.
他全身心地投入工作结果损害了他的健康。
- He was engrossed in his job to the detriment of his health.
without detriment (to somebody/something)
- not resulting in harm or damage to somebody/something
（结果）无害于，无损于 - This tax cannot be introduced without detriment to people’s living standards.
这项税收的征收不可能不损害人们的生活水平。
- This tax cannot be introduced without detriment to people’s living standards.