diminution
英 [ˌdɪmɪˈnjuːʃn]
美 [ˌdɪmɪˈnuːʃn]
n. 减少; 缩减; 降低; 缩小; 缩小量; 减少量
复数:diminutions
BNC.15347 / COCA.21683
牛津词典
noun
- 减少;缩减;降低
the act of reducing sth or of being reduced- the diminution of political power
政权的削弱
- the diminution of political power
- 缩小;减少;缩小量;减少量
a reduction; an amount reduced- a diminution in population growth
人口增长幅度的缩小
- a diminution in population growth
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 减小;减弱;降低
Adiminutionof something is its reduction in size, importance, or intensity.- The president has accepted a diminution of the powers he originally wanted.
总统已经接受了对自己原本要求的权力进行削减。 - ...despite a slight diminution in asset value.
尽管资产价值略有减少
- The president has accepted a diminution of the powers he originally wanted.
英英释义
noun
- the act of decreasing or reducing something
- the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)
- change toward something smaller or lower
双语例句
- They say there is no safe diminution of habitat as long as human understanding of ecology is as sketchy as it is a fallback strategy is unthinkable.
他们说,只要人类对生态系统的认识还是一知半解的,那就不存在对栖息地的安全缩小;因此也就谈不上什么保险策略了。 - The beef industry is only this year recovering from the commodity price spikes of 2007 and 2008 – events that led to a dramatic diminution of the number of cattle raised for slaughter.
牛肉业直到今年才从2007年和2008年的大宗商品价格飙升中恢复过来。当年的价格飙升曾导致供宰杀的生牛数量大幅减少。 - Some people say that you can achieve a general diminution in your stress level by taking regular exercise.
有些人说定期锻炼可以使你的紧张程度得到全面下降。 - When profit diminishes, merchants are very apt to complain that trade decays; though the diminution of profit is the natural effect of its prosperity.
当利润减少时,商人们往往都埋怨说,商业衰退了,可是利润减少乃是商业繁盛的自然结果。 - The president has accepted a diminution of the powers he originally wanted.
总统已经接受了对自己原本要求的权力进行削减。 - Characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment.
以减少或减缩为特点,或者导致减少或减缩。 - This loss of control has not been matched by any corresponding diminution of responsibility.
这种控制权的丧失却没有伴随责任的相应减少。 - There will be no diminution of our military presence or capabilities in the region.
我们在该地区的军事存在不会减少,军事能力也不会下降。 - It is difficult to be objective about the causes for such diminution of one's own productivity.
在探讨一个人自己的生产效率下降的原因时,很难做到客观。 - They would point, too, to a diminution in the frequency of global financial crises this decade.
他们还会指出,这十年中全球金融危机的发生频率在降低。