Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #11396
detriments
损害；伤害；不利影响
detriments is the plural of detriment.
damage or loss
- 1.
Harm, hurt, damage.
- 2.
a damage or loss
损害或损失
- 3.
The position or state of a planet when it is in the sign opposite its house, considered to weaken it.
- 4.
The position or state of being eclipsed, entirely dark (sable).
损害或损失；损害；损害物；[法] 损害；伤害；危害
In use
Eating too much sugar is a detriment to your health.
The new policy caused great detriment to small businesses.
She continued working long hours, to the detriment of her personal life.
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。
be a detriment to sb/sth
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。
without detriment to sth
多用于正式语境，表示“不损害……”。
Connections
Collocations
- to the detriment of
- 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。
- without detriment to
- 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。
- detriment to health
- 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。
- cause detriment
- 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。
- suffer detriment
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：detriment 以 det 开头，像 dent（凹痕），凹痕就是一种损害。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
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。
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