curtailment
/kɜːˈteɪlmənt/ (bre, ipa) · /kɜːrˈteɪlmənt/ (ame, ipa) · /(ˌ)kər-ˈtāl-mənt/ (ame, mw)
curtailment — 名詞
- curtailmentsingular
- curtailmentsplural
1. the act of making something smaller, shorter, or less in amount, or stopping it
削減；縮減
減少、限制或提前終止某事的行為
the act of making something smaller, shorter, or less in amount, or stopping it before it is complete — often happening because of outside pressures such as budget limits, new rules, or unexpected problems
The mayor announced a curtailment of the city's summer festival because of a budget shortfall.
市長宣布，由於預算短缺，將削減該市的夏日慶典活動。
curtailment of [event] due to budget limits
A sudden curtailment of the hiking trip left the group stranded at base camp.
健行行程突然縮短，導致整團人困在基地營無法前進。
Many journalists criticised the government's curtailment of press freedoms after the controversial law was passed.
這部爭議性法律通過後，許多記者批評政府對新聞自由的限制。
Passengers complained about the curtailment of weekend train services on the route to Kaohsiung.
乘客對開往高雄的週末列車服務縮減表達了不滿。
The curtailment of research funding forced Dr. Okafor's laboratory to close several projects.
研究經費遭到削減，迫使 Dr. Okafor 的實驗室關閉了數項計畫。
- reduction
more general and neutral; can apply to size, amount, or degree without implying force or early stoppage
- cutback
informal and usually about spending or production; suggests a deliberate belt-tightening
- limitation
focuses on setting a boundary or cap rather than actively reducing something that already exists
- restriction
emphasises rules or controls that limit freedom or range, not necessarily reducing quantity
文法句型
curtailment of [something]
[adjective] curtailment (of [something])
用法筆記
Frequently used in formal or institutional contexts — news reports, government documents, business announcements. The word often appears with a possessive or of-phrase specifying what is being reduced or cut short.