detriment

英 ['detr?m(?)nt] 美['d?tr?m?nt]

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復(fù)數(shù):?detriments;

detriment 傷害

de-, 向下，離開。-tri, 轉(zhuǎn)，磨，詞源同turn, attrition. 即刮下，磨損，引申義傷害。

detriment: detriment: [15] Etymologically, detriment denotes damage caused by ‘wearing away’. The word comes via Old French from Latin dētrīmentum, a derivative of dēterere ‘wear away’ (whose past participle is the source of English detritus [18]). This was a compound verb formed from the prefix dē- ‘a(chǎn)way’ and terere ‘rub’ (from which English gets attrition and trite). The generalized metaphorical sense ‘harm’ had already developed in classical Latin.
=> attrition, detritus, trite
detriment (n.): early 15c., from Middle French détriment or directly from Latin detrimentum "a rubbing off; a loss, damage, defeat," from past participle stem of detere "to wear away," figuratively "to weaken, impair," from de- "away" (see de-) + terere "to rub, wear" (see throw (v.)).

1. These difficulties have been overcome without detriment to performance.: 這些困難都已在不影響業(yè)績(jī)的情況下得到了克服。

2. He sits up very late to the detriment of his health.: 他常常熬夜,這對(duì)他的健康不利.

4. Children spend too much time on schoolwork, to the detriment of other activities.: 孩子把太多的時(shí)間用于做作業(yè)，影響了他們參加其他活動(dòng)。

5. We should study all these subjects equally well and not stress English to the detriment of the rest.: 這幾門功課都要學(xué)好,不能只偏重英語.