detriment
英検準1級損害(to the detriment of)
意味
- (…の)損害,損失;傷害《+to(of)+名》
- 損害の原因
例文
The poor educational policy is a detriment to Japan.
お寒い教育政策は日本のガンだ。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
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.