释义 |
diminution美 [.dɪmɪ'nuʃ(ə)n] 英 [.dɪmɪ'njuːʃ(ə)n] n. decrease,reduction,lessening,attenuation,shrinking 1. | [u] 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 |
2. | [c][ususing] 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 |
n. | 1. a lessening, decreasing, or reduction of something, or the result of such a reduction 2. the repetition of a musical phrase, using notes that are of a shorter duration than in the original phrase 3. a reduction in the size or amount of something |
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