diminish
翻译
减少, 减弱, 贬低
例句
The supplies of food began to diminish.
食物供应开始减少。
His authority was diminished by the scandal.
他的权威因丑闻而减弱。
Don't diminish the importance of this task.
不要贬低这项任务的重要性。
语法模式
((sth.)) diminishes (sth.)减少 Our hopes of victory are diminishing.
to diminish ((sth.)) 减少(sth.) The new law will diminish our freedom.
近义词
同义词: decrease, lessen, reduce; 反义词: increase, grow, enhance
词源
源自拉丁语“deminuere”（使变小），由“de-”（向下）+“minuere”（使变小）构成。与“minus”有关。
记忆技巧
可以想成“di-minus”——使某物变成负数，即变小。它关乎减少价值或尺寸。