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to the detriment of sb/sth
固定搭配，表示“对……不利或有害”。
He continued to smoke, to the detriment of his health.
他继续吸烟，损害了自己的健康。
损害；伤害；不利影响
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损害；伤害；不利影响
damage or loss
He continued to smoke, to the detriment of his health.
他继续吸烟，损害了自己的健康。
Harm, hurt, damage.
损害或损失
a damage or loss
The position or state of a planet when it is in the sign opposite its house, considered to weaken it.
The position or state of being eclipsed, entirely dark (sable).
Eating too much sugar is a detriment to your health.
吃太多糖对你的健康是一种损害。
The new policy caused great detriment to small businesses.
这项新政策给小企业造成了很大的损害。
She continued working long hours, to the detriment of her personal life.
她继续长时间工作，这对她的个人生活造成了损害。
固定搭配，表示“对……不利或有害”。
He continued to smoke, to the detriment of his health.
他继续吸烟，损害了自己的健康。
detriment 在这里是可数名词，常与 a 连用。
The new policy is a detriment to small businesses.
这项新政策对小企业不利。
多用于正式语境，表示“不损害……”。
The changes can be made without detriment to the environment.
这些改动可以在不损害环境的情况下进行。
Not this
Smoking is detriment to your health.
Use this
Smoking is detrimental to your health.
detriment 是名词，意为“损害”，不能直接放在 be 动词后作表语；表示“对……有害”应用形容词 detrimental，常用搭配 be detrimental to。改为 detrimental 后句子的结构和语义才正确。
Not this
Pollution will detriment the environment.
Use this
Pollution will damage the environment.
detriment 是名词，没有动词用法；要表示“损害（某事物）”应用动词 damage。用 damage 替换后，句子才具有正确的谓语动词。
Not this
He worked long hours to the detriment his family.
Use this
He worked long hours to the detriment of his family.
固定短语 to the detriment of 意为“对……造成损害”，其中的介词 of 不能省略。加上 of 后，介宾结构完整，符合英语习惯。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
对…不利；损害
He spent hours on social media, to the detriment of his studies.
他把大量时间花在社交媒体上，损害了学业。
在不损害…的情况下
The team achieved efficiency without detriment to quality.
团队在保证质量不受损害的情况下实现了效率。
对健康的危害
Air pollution is a serious detriment to health.
空气污染对健康危害极大。
造成损害
The policy change may cause detriment to the poorest families.
政策变化可能对最贫困的家庭造成损害。
遭受损害
Investors could suffer detriment if the company collapses.
如果公司倒闭，投资者可能遭受损害。
对…有害；有损于
He worked long hours to the detriment of his health.
他长时间工作，损害了健康。
不损害；无损于
The changes were made without detriment to the existing users.
这些改动没有损害现有用户的利益。
对某人不利；使某人吃亏
She signed the contract to her detriment.
她签了那份合同，结果使自己吃亏了。
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联想记忆：detriment 以 det 开头，像 dent（凹痕），凹痕就是一种损害。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、academic or legal texts detriment 是正式用词，通常用于书面语或正式场合，表示‘损害、不利影响’；口语中更常说 harm 或 damage。常见搭配为 to the detriment of。
No common English word rhymes exactly with /ˈdɛtrəmənt/ because the stressed vowel and following sounds are /ɛtrəmənt/. The words element, complement, ornament, document, and parliament share only the unstressed suffix /mənt/, so they do not rhyme. Beware the lookalike detritus /dɪˈtraɪtəs/, which sounds very different.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.