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小词详解 | detriment
detriment 英 [ˈdetrɪmənt] 美 [ˈdetrɪmənt]
Roadways become congested, waterways overfished and slices of electromagnetic spectrum crowded into uselessness, to the detriment of total social welfare.
道路变得拥挤,河道被过度捕捞,电磁频谱频段拥堵到无法使用,令社会整体福祉受损。
——《经济学人》Things turn ugly, however, when the upper middle class starts to rig markets in its own favor, to the detriment of others.
但是,当中上阶层开始为了自身利益操纵市场并损害他人利益的时候,事情就变得丑陋。
——《纽约时报》
[名词] (正式)造成伤害或损害的行为;造成伤害或损害的事物
Smoking is a detriment to one's health.
吸烟有害健康。
Cleverness is a gift, kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy — they're given after all. Choices can be hard. You can seduce yourself with your gifts if you're not careful, and if you do, it'll probably be to the detriment of your choices.
聪明是一种天赋,而善良是一种选择。天赋得来很容易——毕竟它们与生俱来。而选择却颇为艰难。如果一不小心,你可能被天赋所诱惑,这可能会损害到你做出的选择。
harm: material damage damage: physical harm caused to something in such a way as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function impairment: the state or fact of being impaired, especially in a specified faculty