detriment: [15] Etymologically, detriment denotes damage caused by ‘wearing away’. The word comes via Old French from Latin dētrīmentum, a derivative of dēterere ‘wear away’ (whose past participle is the source of English detritus [18]). This was a compound verb formed from the prefix dē- ‘away’ and terere ‘rub’ (from which English gets attrition and trite). The generalized metaphorical sense ‘harm’ had already developed in classical Latin. => attrition, detritus, trite
detriment (n.)
early 15c., from Middle French détriment or directly from Latin detrimentum "a rubbing off; a loss, damage, defeat," from past participle stem of detere "to wear away," figuratively "to weaken, impair," from de- "away" (see de-) + terere "to rub, wear" (see throw (v.)).
例文
1. These difficulties have been overcome without detriment to performance.
これらの困難は、業績に影響を与えることなく克服されています。
2.He sits up very late to the detriment of his health.
彼は徹夜することが多く、健康によくない。
3.Smoking is a detriment to one 's health.
喫煙は健康を害する.
4.Children spend too much time on schoolwork，to the detriment of other activities.
子供は宿題に時間を使いすぎて、他の活動への参加に影響を与えている。
5.We should study all these subjects equally well and not stress English to the detriment of the rest.