n.  损害，伤害，不利

• detrimental   a.  有害的，不利的

  ≈ harmful,damaging

• to the detriment of sth  对某事物不利

• without detriment to sb/sth 

  （结果）无害于，无损于

• the detrimental effect  不利影响

• Then, one day, I came across a book called In Praise of Slowness and realized that being busy is not only detrimental, but also has the danger of turning life into an endless race. 忙碌对我们而言不仅没有好处，还有可能让生活变成一场漫无目的的赛程

• He worked very long hours, to the detriment of his marriage.

  他的工作时间很长，不利于他的婚姻。

• These difficulties have been overcome without detriment to performance.

  这些困难已经被克服了，且没有损害到表演。

• Smoking is detrimental to your health.

  吸烟有害健康。

BrE /əˈbɔːt/ ; NAmE /əˈbɔːrt/