| 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 |