一句話用法:講「對某事有負面影響」時用 detrimental——比 bad 學術、比 harmful 精準。

意思

Detrimental (adj.) = 有害的、不利的(多用於健康、發展、福祉)。

固定搭配 detrimental to + 名詞——介系詞用 to,不是 for

自然搭配

  1. Excessive screen time can be detrimental to children's cognitive development.
  2. Air pollution has a detrimental effect on respiratory health.
  3. Cutting funding to public libraries would be detrimental to rural communities.
  4. Stress, when prolonged, is detrimental to both mental and physical wellbeing.
  5. Although fast food is convenient, regular consumption is detrimental to long-term health.

兩個固定搭配記起來——detrimental to + 受影響者a detrimental effect on + 受影響者——直接套進 Task 2。

學生常犯的錯

最常見錯誤——介系詞用錯:

Smoking is detrimental for your health. ← 錯(介系詞錯) Smoking is detrimental to your health. ← 對

口訣:detrimental 後面永遠接 to,不接 for

另一個錯——把 detrimental 用在不夠嚴重的場合:

The rain was detrimental to my picnic. ← 過頭(用 spoil 就好) Long-term air pollution is detrimental to public health. ← 自然(嚴重的長期影響)

detrimental 偏「長期、累積的負面影響」——不是一時不便。

Band 7 同義替換

避免重複,輪流用:

  • harmful (to)——harmful to the environment(介系詞也是 to)
  • adverse (effect on)——an adverse effect on the economy

三個輪流——detrimental / harmful / adverse——一篇 Task 2 寫健康、環境、社會影響時超實用。

試試看

升級這句:

Junk food is bad for kids.Excessive consumption of processed food is detrimental to children's long-term health.

換形容詞 + 加 long-term——句子從口語變學術。


延伸閱讀:Band 6 → 7 詞彙升級