detract
/dɪˈtrækt/verb
1
- no obj.
detract from
reduce or take away the worth or value of贬损, 贬低; 抹杀： these quibbles in no way detract from her achievement.
这些无关痛痒的批评丝毫不能贬低她的成就。
1.1
- with obj. deny or qualify (a quality or achievement) so as to make its subject seem less impressive否认（或淡化）（某种品质或成就）以贬低, 抹杀：
it is detracting nothing from his ability to say that he owed the championship to a superior car.
说他赢得锦标赛归功于一辆好车并没有贬低他的能力。
2
- with obj.
detract someone/thing from
divert or distract (someone or something) away from转移, 分散（注意力、兴趣等）, 使分心： this CD should not detract listeners from the other two issues.
这张CD应该不会分散听众对另外两张CD的关注。
派生词
detraction
noundetractive
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Latin detract- 'drawn away'， from the verb detrahere, from de- 'away from' + trahere 'draw'.