subsidence

IPA/səbˈsaɪdns/
KK[səbsˈaɪdəns]IPA/səbˈsaɪdns/

subsidence — 名詞

1. the gradual downward movement of the ground or of a building into the earth, whi

1.名詞B2
釋義

下陷

土地或建築物下沉的過程

the gradual downward movement of the ground or of a building into the earth, which can cause serious damage to the structure above it

例句

After weeks of heavy rain, subsidence caused the garden wall to lean dangerously.

連下幾週大雨之後，下陷讓花園圍牆傾斜得很危險。

collocation: cause + subsidence

Subsidence damaged the foundation of the old school, forcing it to close for repairs.

下陷破壞了舊學校的地基，迫使學校關閉進行維修。

resultative: passive participle clause describing outcome

常見搭配
  • cause subsidence
  • suffer from subsidence
  • subsidence damage
  • ground subsidence
  • due to subsidence
同義詞
  • sinking

    more general; subsidence is a specific type of sinking related to ground movement

  • settling

    implies a gradual, natural process; less dramatic than subsidence

  • ground movement

    broader term that includes sideways shifts, not just downward sinking

反義詞
  • uplift

    the upward movement of land, the opposite of sinking

文法句型

as subject or object of a clause

用法筆記

Subsidence is an uncountable noun — do not use a or an before it, and do not use a plural form. The related verb is subside (the ground subsided after the rain).

常見錯誤

The builder found a subsidence under the house.
The builder found subsidence under the house.
subsidence is uncountable, so it does not take a/an.
The wall fell down by subsidence.
The wall collapsed because of subsidence.
use because of or due to to show the cause.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • subsidence damage
  • subsidence crack
  • subsidence problem
  • subsidence risk

常用片語

  • signs of subsidence
  • risk of subsidence
  • suffer from subsidence

介系詞搭配

  • due to subsidence
  • because of subsidence
  • from subsidence