diminution

英 [ˌdɪmɪˈnjuːʃn]

美 [ˌdɪmɪˈnuːʃn]

n.  减少; 缩减; 降低; 缩小; 缩小量; 减少量

复数：diminutions　

GRE医学

BNC.15347 / COCA.21683

牛津词典

noun

• 减少；缩减；降低
  the act of reducing sth or of being reduced
  1. the diminution of political power
     政权的削弱
• 缩小；减少；缩小量；减少量
  a reduction; an amount reduced
  1. a diminution in population growth
     人口增长幅度的缩小

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 减小;减弱;降低
  Adiminutionof something is its reduction in size, importance, or intensity.
  1. 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。
  2. ...despite a slight diminution in asset value.
     尽管资产价值略有减少

英英释义

noun

• the act of decreasing or reducing something
  Synonym:decreasereductionstep-down
• the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)
• change toward something smaller or lower
  Synonym:decline

双语例句

• This diminution saddened devoted men who loved their persons, and serious men who honored their race.
  这种琐碎的作风叫忠于王室的人和热爱种族的严肃的人都灰心失望。
• Through this simple act, the entire social community will experience a diminution of misery and an augmentation of health.
  这样一件简单的事，对公众来说，将会减少贫困和增进健康。
• 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。
• Devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure.
  缺少掩饰，克制或隐藏的；无遮蔽的和纯粹的。
• 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。
• And even technological progress only happens when its products can in some way be used for the diminution of human liberty.
  甚至技术进步也只有在其产品能够在某种方式上用于减少人类自由时才能达到。
• 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。
• 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。
• If your company does expand in the way you propose, there will be a diminution in profits for at least the next two years.
  要是你的公司真的按你建议的方式扩大，那么至少在接下去两年内利润将会有减少。
• We have already referred to the qualitatively different states of aggregation water exhibits under increase or diminution of temperature.
  前面已经提到水由于温度的增减而表现出质的不同的聚合状态。