diminution
美音:[´dımə´nu:ʃən
]
英音:[´dımə´nu:ʃən
]
n.减少,减低,缩小
难易程度:
diminution为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
形容词:diminutional
词根
min＝small（小的）
近义词, 同义词
decrease diminution lessening subtraction reduction abatement shrinking contraction abridgment abbreviation shortening extenuation subsidence wane ebb decline ebbing descent decrement depreciation deterioration anticlimax mitigation moderation reduction diminution lessening elimination decimation eradication
diminution
/,dɪmɪ'nju:ʃn; [US] -'nu:ʃn; ,dɪmə`nuʃən/
n
(a) [U] diminishing or being diminished; reduction 变小; 变少; 缩小; 减少; 缩减
*the diminution of one's resources 资源的减少.
(b) [C] amount of this; reduction 缩小量; 减少量
*hoping for a small diminution in taxes 希望税捐略微减少.
n
(a) [U] diminishing or being diminished; reduction 变小; 变少; 缩小; 减少; 缩减
*the diminution of one's resources 资源的减少.
(b) [C] amount of this; reduction 缩小量; 减少量
*hoping for a small diminution in taxes 希望税捐略微减少.
diminution
n [U and C]formal
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin:Latin minuere 'to make less']
a reduction in the size, number, or amount of something
diminution of/in
a diminution in value
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin:Latin minuere 'to make less']
a reduction in the size, number, or amount of something
diminution of/in
a diminution in value
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