detriment

英 [ˈdetrɪmənt]

美 [ˈdetrɪmənt]

n.  伤害; 损害; 造成伤害(或损害)的事物

复数：detriments　

TOEFLIELTSTEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.11396 / COCA.14289

习惯用语

n.

to the detriment of sb/sthto sb/sth's detriment
• （结果）不利于，有害于，有损于
  resulting in harm or damage to sb/sth
• 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。
without detriment (to sb/sth)
• （结果）无害于，无损于
  not resulting in harm or damage to sb/sth

牛津词典

noun

• 伤害；损害；造成伤害（或损害）的事物
  the act of causing harm or damage; sth that causes harm or damage

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 对…有害;有损于
  If something happensto the detriment ofsomething ortoa person'sdetriment, it causes harm or damage to them.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 对…无害;无损于
  If something happenswithout detriment toa person or thing, it does not harm or damage them.
  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。

英英释义

noun

• a damage or loss
  Synonym:hurt

双语例句

• Should we value processes and tools more, and if so, should it be at the detriment of individuals and interactions?
  我们是不是应该更重视流程和工具？如果是的话，这是否会损害个体和交互？
• We should study all these subjects equally well and not stress English to the detriment of the rest.
  这几门功课都要学好，不能只偏重英语。
• Joint military exercises have increased in the region, to the detriment of trust between countries.
  联合军事演习在本地区有增无减，不利于国家间建立信任。
• Smoking is now considered a detriment to good health.
  现在认为，烟对健康有害。
• The concept of privacy has been extended to a level of unfortunate paranoia, to the detriment of [ the US].
  我们已把隐私的概念推到了一种可悲的偏执境地，这损害了（美国的利益）。
• Other rules are a bit clearer, but are still being ignored to the detriment of the application developer.
  其他规则稍微清楚一点，但对应用程序开发者可能产生的不利后果仍被忽略。
• This is another case of the common conflict between functionality and security-to the detriment of average users.
  功能和安全之争的另一种情况是对一般用户的伤害。
• Men still seek their own positions to the detriment of even – it seems – God's will.
  人们仍然为了寻求私利来损害别人，甚至-它似乎是-上帝的意愿。
• Companies subject to this "discipline" are forced to distort their decisions to their long-term detriment.
  服从这一“纪律”的公司被迫扭曲自己的决定，不惜损害长期利益。
• Such co-operation should not be used to the detriment of relations with other countries and regions.
  这种合作不应用于损害双方与其它国家和地区之间的关系。