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

• They were experiencing constant diminution of funds.
  他们的资金在不断减少。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Recoverable pecuniary damage is a diminution of the victim's patrimony caused by the damaging event.
  可回复的财产损害指受害人在损害事件中遭受的财物的减少。
• The diminution of a pile of crowns made bankers sing the Marseillaise.
  看到白银堆降低了，银行家就唱起《马赛曲》。
• 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。
• It is but just to add that he had forgotten to include in his calculations the forced repose of Sundays and festival days during nineteen years, which entailed a diminution of about eighty francs.
  还应当指出，十九年中，礼拜日和节日的强迫休息大致要使他少赚二十四个法郎，他还忘了把那个数目加入他的账目。
• 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。
• In this article the diminution of noise and the importance of reference with fishery data were discussed.
  另外对使用中噪声消减、渔获物调查数据的参考等进行了说明；