diminution

[US]/ˌdɪmɪˈnjuːʃn/
[UK]/ˌdɪmɪˈnuːʃn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 減小,減少,縮減
Word Forms

Example Sentences

a permanent diminution in value.

價格的長期低迷。

He experienced no diminution of his physical strength.

他並未感覺體力衰落。

There has been a diminution in the number of employees due to budget cuts.

由於預算削減,員工人數減少了。

The company experienced a diminution in profits last quarter.

公司上個季度利潤減少了。

The diminution of resources has impacted our ability to complete the project on time.

資源的減少影響了我們按時完成項目的能力。

The team noticed a diminution in productivity after the new software was implemented.

團隊在新軟件實施後注意到生產力減少了。

There was a noticeable diminution in customer satisfaction ratings after the policy change.

政策變更後,客戶滿意度評級明顯減少了。

The diminution of natural habitats is a major concern for environmentalists.

自然棲息地的減少是環保人士的主要關注點。

The diminution of forest areas has led to an increase in wildlife extinction rates.

森林面積的減少導致了野生動物滅絕率的增加。

The diminution of available resources poses a challenge for sustainable development.

可利用資源的減少對可持續發展構成挑戰。

The company implemented cost-saving measures to prevent further diminution of profits.

公司實施了節約成本的措施,以防止利潤進一步減少。

The diminution of public services has raised concerns among the local community.

公共服務的減少引起了當地社區的關注。

Real-world Examples

Some argue that it reflects a real diminution of diversity.

一些人認爲這反映了多樣性的真正減少。

Source: The Economist Science and Technology

There's actually been a diminution of those tornadoesin the traditional tornado belt.

實際上,傳統龍捲風帶中的龍捲風有所減少。

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) September 2023 Collection

Their first subject was the diminution of the Rosings party

他們一開頭就談到羅新斯佳賓星散的問題。

Source: Pride and Prejudice - English Audio Version (Read by Emilia Fox)

The diploma was about the diminution of the forest.

公文是有關森林減少的問題。

Source: Pan Pan

It is not a substitution of future consumption-demand for present consumption-demand, — it is a net diminution of such demand.

它不是未來消費需求對當前消費需求的替代, 而是這種需求的淨減少。

Source: Employment, Interest, and General Theory of Money (Part II)

Such moves are just the latest evidence of the diminution of banks' power and the increase in that of the state.

這些舉措只是銀行權力減弱和國家權力增強的最新證據。

Source: Economist Finance and economics

After much investigation, Dr. Thorndike is reported to have said: " Boredom is the only real cause of diminution of work" .

經過大量調查, 桑代克博士據報道說:“無聊是工作減少的唯一真正原因” 。

Source: The virtues of human nature.

This diminution, however, can scarce amount to any positive loss, but only to a lessening of the gain which it might otherwise make.

然而,這種減少幾乎不等於任何積極的損失, 而只能減少它本來可能獲得的收益。

Source: The Wealth of Nations (Part Three)

Money, therefore, is the only part of the circulating capital of a society, of which the maintenance can occasion any diminution in their neat revenue.

因此,貨幣是一個社會流動資本的唯一部分,維持它可能會導致其淨收入的任何減少。

Source: The Wealth of Nations (Part Two)

He was quite ashamed, after the foregoing reflections, to propose any diminution of so moderate a recompense for the immense service to be rendered.

經過上述考慮後, 他很慚愧地建議減少如此溫和的報酬以提供巨大的服務。

Source: Seven-angled Tower (Part 2)

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