| 单词 | diminishing |
| 释义 | diminishing (once / 1498 pages) adj Diminishing means becoming smaller and smaller. While diminishing pain is a good thing, diminishing returns on your investment is not so welcome. Diminishing comes from the Latin word minuere — "to make small." The "law of diminishing returns" refers to the tendency at a certain point for continued effort in an area to begin producing a smaller and smaller result. You might enjoy eating one Sour Patch candy, but if you eat a whole package of them and feel sick? Then, you have come face-to-face with the law of diminishing returns. WORD FAMILYdiminishing: diminishingly+/diminish: diminished, diminishes, diminishing/diminished: undiminished USAGE EXAMPLESTwo main classes of figurative language, Pope argued, were responsible: “the Magnifying” and “the Diminishing.” The New Yorker(Dec 31, 2016) Said DeVoto at his wisest, “This is an hour of diminishing, of slowing down, of quieting.” Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) That entrepreneurial spark also highlights challenges facing the economy, from difficulty re-entering the job market to the diminishing role of fast-growing young firms. Wall Street Journal(Dec 28, 2016) adj becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so diminishing returns his diminishing respect for her Syn decreasing becoming less or smaller |
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