diminution
diminution — 名詞
- diminutionsingular
- diminutionsplural
1. a lessening or decrease in the size, amount, strength, or significance of someth
減少；削弱
大小、數量或重要性的降低或減弱
a lessening or decrease in the size, amount, strength, or significance of something, typically happening over time
Ziad noted a steady diminution in the company's market share after the scandal.
Ziad 注意到醜聞發生後，公司的市占率持續下降。
collocation: steady diminution in [something]
The diminution of the lake's water level alarmed the farming communities nearby.
湖泊水位的下降讓附近的農業社區感到憂慮。
diminution of + concrete resource
Hoa documented the diminution of bird species across the Mekong Delta region.
Hoa 記錄了湄公河三角洲地區鳥類物種的減少情況。
Yuna documented a clear diminution of fact-checking staff at the Seoul Daily.
Yuna 記錄到《首爾日報》的事實查核人員數量明顯減少。
Femi argued the factory's new shift rules would lead to a diminution of paid sick leave.
Femi 認為工廠新的輪班規定將導致有薪病假的縮減。
- decrease
more general and neutral; works in both formal and everyday contexts
- reduction
emphasises something being made smaller by deliberate action
- decline
suggests a downward movement over time, often of quality or standards
- lessening
stresses the softening or weakening of intensity rather than measurable size
文法句型
a diminution of [something]
a diminution in [something]
用法筆記
Formal noun, most common in academic, legal, and business writing. Typically followed by 'of' or 'in': 'a diminution of power', 'a diminution in quality'. Usually singular; the plural 'diminutions' is rare and found mainly in literary or philosophical texts.