| 释义 |
re·trench·ment \-chmənt\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French retrenchement, from retrenchier + -ment 1. : an act or process of retrenching : reduction, curtailment, excision : cutting down of expenses < retrenchment of their way of living — Willa Cather > < retrenchment both in public expenditures and international commitments — Max Ascoli > 2. : a defense work (as a simple traverse or parapet and ditch) constructed within another to prolong the defense when the enemy has gained the outer work |