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

• Age brought a gradual diminution of his strength and energy.
  年龄使他的体力和精力逐渐减退。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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；
• They hope for a small diminution in taxes.
  他们希望捐税能稍有减少。
• 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。
• The progress of science has seemed to mean the enlargement of the material universe and the diminution of man's importance.
  科学的进步似乎意味着把物质的宇宙扩大，把人的重要性缩小了。
• They were experiencing constant diminution of funds.
  他们的资金在不断减少。
• Children with and without fever in the acetaminophen group showed similar diminution of antibody response.
  在对乙酰氨基酚组发烧和没有发烧的孩子显示类似的抗体反应。
• 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。