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di·min·ish AHD[dĭ-mĭnʹĭsh] D.J.[dɪˈmɪnɪʃ]K.K.[dɪˈmɪnɪʃ]v.（动词）di.min.ished, di.min.ish.ing, di.min.ish.es v.tr.（及物动词）- To make smaller or less or to cause to appear so.减少：使减少或使似变少
- To detract from the authority, reputation, or prestige of.减损（权势、声誉）：使权势、声誉或地位降低
- To cause to taper.使成锥形
- Music To reduce (a perfect or minor interval) by a semitone.【音乐】 把（音程）减半音：把（纯音程或小音程）减小半度
v.intr.（不及物动词）- To become smaller or less.See Synonyms at decrease 变小或减少 参见 decrease
- To taper.逐渐变细
- Middle English diminishen 中古英语 diminishen
- blend of diminuen [to lessen] from Old French diminuer from Latin dīminuere variant of dēminuere dē- [de-] minuere [to lessen] 混合了 diminuen [减小] 源自 古法语 diminuer 源自 拉丁语 dīminuere dēminuere的变体 dē- [前缀，表“减少”] minuere [减弱]
- minishen [to reduce] from Old French minuiser from Vulgar Latin *minūtiāre from Latin minūtia [smallness] from minūtus [small] [from past participle of] minuere [to lessen] * see mei- 2minishen [减少] 源自 古法语 minuiser 源自 俗拉丁语 *minūtiāre 源自 拉丁语 minūtia [变小] 源自 minūtus [小的] 源自minuere的过去分词 [减少] * 参见 mei- 2
diminʹishable adj.（形容词）diminʹishment n.（名词） |