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单词 detriment
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
det•ri•ment /ˈdɛtrəmənt/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. loss, damage, or disadvantage: [countable]Lack of education is often a detriment to a good career.[uncountable]He worked too hard, to the detriment of his health.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
det•ri•ment  (detrə mənt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. loss, damage, disadvantage, or injury.
  2. a cause of loss or damage.
  • Latin dētrīmentum loss, damage, equivalent. to dētrī- (see detritus) + -mentum -ment
  • Middle French)
  • late Middle English (1400–50
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See damage. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
detriment /ˈdɛtrɪmənt/ n
  1. disadvantage or damage; harm; loss
  2. a cause of disadvantage or damage
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin dētrīmentum, a rubbing off, hence damage, from dēterere to rub away, from de- + terere to rub
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