单词 | attrition |
释义 | attrition n.   1. a the act or process of gradually wearing out, esp. by friction. b abrasion.   2. Theol. sorrow for sin, falling short of contrition. Phrases and idioms war of attrition a war in which one side wins by gradually wearing the other down with repeated attacks etc. Derivatives attritional adj. Etymology: ME f. LL attritio f. atterere attrit- rub |
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