Detrimental

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  • 发音:[ˌdetrɪˈment(ə)l]

  • 例句

  1. The word detrimental means something is harmful or damaging. It can be used to describe something that causes negative effects on a person, animal, thing, or situation.
  2. In her book “Silent Spring,” Rachel Carson exposed the harmful impact of pesticides on birds and the environment, highlighting their detrimental effects.
  3. Noise pollution from traffic can be detrimental to the health of people living in rural areas, with about 7% of them being exposed to harmful levels of noise.
  4. Research suggests that negative emotions and language can have a detrimental impact on the brain, while positive ones can have a beneficial effect.
  5. Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri will be appearing before a Senate panel to address concerns about the negative impact that the photo-sharing platform may have on young people, which could be detrimental to their mental health.
  6. Multiple studies have found that restricting access to abortions is more harmful than helpful, and that concerns about the detrimental effects of abortion on mental health are unfounded.
  7. The Securities and Exchange Commission has raised questions about unequal shareholder voting rights, suggesting that such practices may prove detrimental to investors.

  • 解释
  1. Detrimental这个单词做形容词使用,其表示“causing harm or injury”这一含义,即“不利的/有害的/损害的/造成伤害的”,与harmful/adverse/hazardous这些单词构成近义词。

  2. 具体使用场景如下:
  • As a stakeholder in the company, Bill Gates is committed to opposing anything that could be detrimental to the long-term interests of the company, making it crucial for investors to consider his role carefully.(作为公司的利益相关者,比尔·盖茨致力于反对任何可能损害公司长期利益的事情,因此投资者必须仔细考虑他的角色。)
    –Technology
  • Travel restrictions and flight cancellations can have a detrimental impact on the economies of affected countries, hindering relief efforts and increasing the risk of further international spread of disease.(旅行限制和航班取消可能对受影响国家的经济产生有害影响,阻碍救济工作,增加疾病进一步国际传播的风险。)
    –Business
  • A National League club stated that further suspension of a player would be detrimental to both the player and the club, suggesting that the player is now eligible for selection.(一家国家联赛俱乐部表示,进一步停赛一名球员将对球员和俱乐部都不利,这表明该球员现在有资格入选。)
    –Sports
  • The World Health Organization has warned that sugar substitutes can have undesirable long-term effects, including detrimental impacts on gut and metabolic health, and people should limit their intake accordingly.(世界卫生组织警告说,糖替代品可能会产生不良的长期影响,包括对肠道和代谢健康的不利影响,人们应该相应地限制摄入量。)
    –Science
  • Silicon Valley companies are entering Africa, taking advantage of impoverished communities and diverting public funds from the government by establishing profit-driven schools that harm the education of children, which is detrimental to their development.(硅谷的公司正在进入非洲,利用贫困社区,通过建立利润驱动的学校来转移政府的公共资金,这损害了儿童的教育,这不利于他们的发展。)
    –Society

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