early 15c., "causing prejudice;" 1530s, "full of prejudice," from prejudice (n.) + -al (1), or else from Middle French prejudicial and directly from Medieval Latin prejudicialis "injurious," from Latin praeiudicium.
权威例句
1. developments prejudicial to the company's future
不利于公司未来发展的新形势
2. The news - report was prejudicial to the defendant's case.
新闻报道不利于被告的辩护.
3. You could face up to eight years in jail for spreading rumours considered prejudicial to security.
散布危害社会安全的谣言将被判入狱8年。
4. The judge agreed with the prosecution that such information would be too prejudicial for the jury to hear.