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be detrimental to sth
后接名词或名词短语。
Smoking is detrimental to your health.
吸烟对你的健康有害。
有害的；不利的
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有害的；不利的
Causing damage or harm; harmful.
Smoking is detrimental to your health.
吸烟对你的健康有害。
造成损害或伤害的。
Causing damage or harm.
(有时后接 to)造成伤害或损害的
(sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury
Smoking is detrimental to your health.
吸烟对你的健康有害。
The detrimental effects of pollution are well known.
污染的有害影响是众所周知的。
Lack of sleep can be detrimental to your performance at work.
睡眠不足可能对你的工作表现有害。
后接名词或名词短语。
Smoking is detrimental to your health.
吸烟对你的健康有害。
常与have, cause等动词搭配。
The drought had a detrimental effect on crops.
干旱对农作物产生了有害影响。
后接动名词短语。
Excessive screen time is detrimental to developing social skills.
过度的屏幕时间对培养社交技能有害。
Not this
Smoking has many detrimentals.
Use this
Smoking has many detrimental effects.
“detrimental” 是形容词，不能直接用作名词表示“有害的东西”；应加上名词如 effects 或改用名词 detriment。
Not this
Excessive sugar is detrimental for your health.
Use this
Excessive sugar is detrimental to your health.
“detrimental” 后接介词 to，表示对某事有害，而不是 for。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
有害影响
Smoking has a detrimental effect on your health.
吸烟对健康有有害影响。
不利影响
The new policy had a detrimental impact on small businesses.
新政策对小企业产生了不利影响。
对健康有害
A poor diet is detrimental to health.
不良饮食对健康有害。
有害后果
Ignoring the warning could lead to detrimental consequences.
忽视警告可能导致有害后果。
有害影响
Bad company can have a detrimental influence on teenagers.
不良同伴会对青少年产生有害影响。
负面效应
The detrimental effects of pollution are well documented.
污染的负面效应已有充分记录。
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联想 'de'（去掉）+ 'triment'（类似 treatment 治疗）→ 错误的治疗有害健康。
语域：formal 常见场景：法律、健康、环境 通常用于正式或学术语境，但在日常讨论中也可使用，多指造成伤害或损害。
这些形容词都以 'mental' 结尾，拼写相似，但注意重音位置不同。
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