单词 | declension |
释义 | declension (once / 7310 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY declension: declensions+/declination: declinations/decline: declension, declination, declined, declines, declining USAGE EXAMPLESThese inventions were not created to be improvements on face-to-face communication, but a declension of acceptable, if diminished, substitutes for it. The Guardian(Dec 03, 2016) Members of relatively homogeneous groups, on the other hand, share a base of common knowledge, enabling them to pile on declensions without confusing one another. The New Yorker(Aug 01, 2016) I asked, after his declension of my shortcomings. The New Yorker(Mar 30, 2016) 1 1n the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages Hyper inflection, inflexion a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function 2n a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms 2the first declension in Latin Hyper category, class, family a collection of things sharing a common attribute 1n a downward slope or bend Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise, upgrade an upward slope or grade (as in a road) downhill the downward slope of a hill steepa steep place (as on a hill) incline, side, slope an elevated geological formation 2n process of changing to an inferior state Syn|Hypo|Hyper decline in quality, deterioration, worsening drop-off, falling off, falloff, slack, slump a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality decline, diminution change toward something smaller or lower |
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