detrimental
含义: Causing harm, damage, or disadvantage; tending to impair or undermine something.
Detrimental is a formal alternative to 'harmful' and is standard in legal, medical, and policy writing. It typically collocates with 'to' — detrimental to health, detrimental to the economy, detrimental to the interests of justice. In employment law, 'detrimental treatment' has a specific legal meaning referring to unfair treatment of whistleblowers or those exercising statutory rights. The word implies measurable or demonstrable harm rather than trivial inconvenience.
例句
- The tribunal found that the claimant had suffered detrimental treatment as a result of raising concerns about patient safety. 仲裁庭认定,原告因提出患者安全问题而遭受了不利对待。El tribunal determinó que la demandante había sufrido un trato perjudicial por haber planteado preocupaciones sobre la seguridad de los pacientes.審判所は、申立人が患者の安全に関する懸念を提起した結果として不利益な取扱いを受けたと認定した。심판원은 신청인이 환자 안전에 대한 우려를 제기한 결과로 불이익한 처우를 받았다고 인정했다.
- Prolonged exposure to screen light before bedtime has been shown to be detrimental to sleep quality. 研究表明,就寝前长时间暴露在屏幕光线下对睡眠质量有害。Se ha demostrado que la exposición prolongada a la luz de las pantallas antes de acostarse es perjudicial para la calidad del sueño.就寝前の画面光への長時間曝露は睡眠の質に有害であることが示されている。취침 전 화면 빛에 장시간 노출되면 수면의 질에 해롭다는 것이 밝혀졌다.
- The proposed cuts would be detrimental to the long-term competitiveness of British universities on the world stage. 拟议的削减将对英国大学在世界舞台上的长期竞争力产生不利影响。Los recortes propuestos serían perjudiciales para la competitividad a largo plazo de las universidades británicas en el panorama mundial.提案された削減は、英国の大学の世界舞台における長期的な競争力に悪影響を及ぼすであろう。제안된 삭감은 세계 무대에서 영국 대학의 장기적 경쟁력에 해가 될 것이다.
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用法指南
语境: legal, medical, professional
语气: negative
起源与历史
From Latin detrimentum (loss, damage), from deterere (to wear away), from de- (away) + terere (to rub, wear). Entered English in the 15th century as a noun; the adjective form followed in the 17th century.
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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