英['detrɪmənt]美['detrɪmənt]
记忆方法
词源记忆法
de-，向下，离开。-tri，转，磨，词源同turn，attrition即刮下，磨损，引申义伤害。
noun(名词)
双解例句
noun(名词)
小知识
Detriment is the hurt or harm as a result of damage, loss, or a bad decision. The developers won the lawsuit, much to the detriment of the people who live near the construction site.
The meaning of detriment has not changed much from its roots in the Latin word, detrimentum, which is “a rubbing off, loss, damage, defeat.” A detriment is a loss that wears you down. Smoking is a detriment to good health, as is standing in the snow barefooted. To the detriment of the people who clean the floors, we gave the girls scrambled eggs right before gymnastics class.
实用短语
常用短语
单词用法
词组短语
to the detriment of对…不利；
词根词缀
词根: trit
=rub,表示”磨擦”
adj.
contrite 悔罪的,痛悔的con全部+trit磨擦+e→身心全部摩擦→悔恨交加的
attrit 磨损的, 削弱的at一再+trit磨擦→一再摩擦
trite 陈腐的,陈词滥调的trit磨擦+e→像被磨破了一样
n.
attrition 消磨,磨损attrit磨损的+ion表名词→n.消磨,磨损
detriment 损害,伤害de坏+tri=trit磨擦+ment表名词→磨坏了→损害
v.
attrit 磨损以便使……变小at一再+trit磨擦→一再摩擦