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

• 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 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。
• 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。
• The government tried to prevent the diminution of resources.
  政府试图阻止资源的减少。
• They hope for a small diminution in taxes.
  他们希望捐税能稍有减少。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Its troubles in the mid-70s were not produced by any diminution or disappearance of this essential economic advantage.
  它在70年代中期的问题并不是由于这种基本的经济优势的弱化或消失。