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

• Are you sure that I can follow this diet without detriment to my health?
  你确信依照这些食谱对我的健康状况没有损害吗？
• 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。
• Merger creditors to achieve the company will have a major impact, but not to the detriment of creditors, protection of the efficiency of the cost of the merger.
  公司合并对公司债权人的债权实现会产生重大的影响，但是对债权人的保护不应以损害公司合并效率为代价。
• The FTC recently charged a group of auto dealers with restricting comparative and discount advertising to the detriment of consumers.
  联邦贸易委员会不久前曾起诉了一群对比较和折扣广告进行限制，从而损害了消费者利益的汽车代理商。
• Starting formal education to early can be of serious detriment to the child.
  过早开始正规教育会对儿童大为不利。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• His lack of education be a serious detriment to his career.
  他的未受教育对他的事业是一种严重的妨碍。
• 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。