degradation

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌdɛɡɹəˈdeɪʃən/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society countable,uncountable
    — This feature of good organization, the conferring of definite local superior rank, and the protection of the incumbent from unnecessary degradation, was discovered centuries ago by another effective institution, the Catholic church.
  2. The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement. countable,uncountable
    — There will be no poverty. All work will be done by living machines. Everybody will be free from worry and liberated from the degradation of labor. Everybody will live only to perfect himself.
  3. Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration. countable,uncountable
    — The extent of the damage to the military is still unclear and disputed, but the repeated bombings of the army and revolutionary guard bases and installations suggests substantial degradation of Iran's military power. Militarisation had long consumed a vast amount of the nation's resources.
  4. A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc. countable,uncountable
    — Overexploitation of land for fuelwood is a further cause of soil degradation in Africa, Asia and South America
  5. A deleterious change in the chemical structure, physical properties or appearance of a material from natural or artificial exposure. countable,uncountable
  6. The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration. countable,uncountable
  7. Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole. countable,uncountable
    — muscle degradation
  8. The gradual breakdown of components of a material, as a result of a natural element, i.e.: heat, cold and wind. countable,uncountable

词形变化

degradations plural

词汇关系

下位词
biodegradation chemodegradation graceful degradation Marker degradation
衍生词
antidegradation autodegradation Curtius degradation degradational Edman degradation Hofmann degradation hydrodegradation immunodegradation land degradation neurodegradation nondegradation overdegradation photo-degradation photodegradation phytodegradation predegradation psychodegradation thermodegradation
相关词
decomposition

词源

From French dégradation. Morphologically degrade + -ation.
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