Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #9873
detrimental
/ˌdetrəˈmentəl/
adjective
有害的；不利的
Causing damage or harm; harmful.
- 1.
Causing damage or harm.
造成损害或伤害的。
- 2.
(sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury
(有时后接 to)造成伤害或损害的
造成损害或伤害的。；(有时后接 to)造成伤害或损害的；有害的
In use
Smoking is detrimental to your health.
The detrimental effects of pollution are well known.
Lack of sleep can be detrimental to your performance at work.
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。
detrimental effect/influence/impact on sth
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。
detrimental to doing sth
后接动名词短语。
Excessive screen time is detrimental to developing social skills.
Connections
Collocations
- detrimental effect
- 有害影响
- Smoking has a detrimental effect on your health.吸烟对健康有有害影响。
- detrimental impact
- 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。
- detrimental to health
- 对健康有害
- A poor diet is detrimental to health.不良饮食对健康有害。
- detrimental consequences
- 有害后果
- Ignoring the warning could lead to detrimental consequences.忽视警告可能导致有害后果。
- detrimental influence
- 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。
- detrimental effects
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 'de'（去掉）+ 'triment'（类似 treatment 治疗）→ 错误的治疗有害健康。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些形容词都以 'mental' 结尾，拼写相似，但注意重音位置不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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