detriment英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

Harm, hurt, damage. countable,uncountable

— “But marriage in secret, Nikolay Vsyevolodovitch — a fatal secret. I receive money from you, and I'm suddenly asked the question, 'What's that money for?' My hands are tied; I cannot answer to the detriment of my sister, to the detriment of the family honour.”
A charge made to students and barristers for incidental repairs of the rooms they occupy. UK,countable,obsolete,uncountable
The position or state of a planet when it is in the sign opposite its house, considered to weaken it. countable,uncountable

— Saturn, Jupiter and Mars from their conjunction to their opposition with the Sun are Oriental, and gain two fortitudes; but from their Opposition to their Conjunction are occidental, and incur two detriments.
The position or state of being eclipsed, entirely dark (sable). countable,uncountable

— Argent, a Moon in her detriment or Eclipse Sable[…]

动词 v.

To be detrimental to; to harm or mar. obsolete,transitive

词形变化

detriments plural detriments present,singular,third-person detrimenting participle,present detrimented participle,past detrimented past

词汇关系

近义词

harm hurt illfare damage expense disadvantage

反义词

benefit

衍生词

anti-detriment detrimental

词源

词源 1

From Old French detriement, from Latin detrimentum (“loss, damage, literally a rubbing off”), from dēterere (“to rub off, wear”), from dē- (“down, away”) + terere (“to rub”).
Detriment is related to the word detritus, and built on similar foundations to the word impediment.

词源 2

From Old French detriement, from Latin detrimentum (“loss, damage, literally a rubbing off”), from dēterere (“to rub off, wear”), from dē- (“down, away”) + terere (“to rub”).
Detriment is related to the word detritus, and built on similar foundations to the word impediment.