Excessive exposure to ultraviolet radiation has a detrimental effect on the skin's elasticity and health.
过度暴露于紫外线辐射对皮肤的弹性和健康有不利影响。
Which choice best defines “detrimental”?
C — Harmful and damaging; adverse. “detrimental” means Harmful and damaging; adverse.
Which word means “Harmful and damaging; adverse”?
A — detrimental. “detrimental” means Harmful and damaging; adverse.
detrimental — Harmful and damaging; adverse. In Chinese: 有害的，不利的.
detrimental is pronounced /ˌdetrɪˈmentl/.
Excessive exposure to ultraviolet radiation has a detrimental effect on the skin's elasticity and health. (过度暴露于紫外线辐射对皮肤的弹性和健康有不利影响。)
harmful, damaging, adverse — all close in meaning to detrimental (Harmful and damaging; adverse).
beneficial, advantageous — each the opposite of detrimental (Harmful and damaging; adverse).
Yes. detrimental is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
de-(negative) + trimen(friction) + tal→ harmful