degradation

界面语言: zh

🇺🇸 /ˌdɛgrəˈdeɪʃən/

📖 释义

noun
退化; 屈辱; 侵蚀; 降解; 降职; 能量耗散; 信号劣化; 生态退化; 风化剥蚀; 分解代谢

EN: The act or process of degrading or being degraded; a decline in quality, value, or condition.; The state of being reduced to a lower or less respected condition; humiliation or loss of dignity.; The wearing down or erosion of land or rock by natural agents such as water, wind, or ice.; The chemical breakdown of a substance into simpler compounds, especially by biological or environmental processes.; The reduction of a person from a higher rank or position to a lower one; demotion or dismissal from office.; In thermodynamics, the decrease in the availability of energy to do useful work, often associated with an increase in entropy.; In electronics or signal processing, the deterioration of signal quality due to noise, interference, or distortion.; In ecology, the deterioration of an ecosystem's structure, function, or biodiversity due to human activity or natural causes.; In geology, the process by which rocks are broken down into smaller particles through weathering and erosion.; In biochemistry, the metabolic breakdown of complex molecules into simpler ones, often releasing energy.

🔗 详情

词形变化

可数 / 不可数复数: degradations

常用搭配

environmental degradationsoil degradationdegradation of the environmentthermal degradationbiodegradationprotein degradationland degradation

派生词

degradedegradabledegradeddegradingdegraderbiodegradationphotodegradation

同义词

deteriorationdeclinedecaydebasementdecompositionerosion

反义词

improvementenhancementupgrade

易混淆词

degression

EN: 'Degression' refers to a decrease in a tax rate or a digression in speech; 'degradation' refers to the process of deteriorating or being broken down.

zh: 'Degression'指税率降低或言语中的离题；'degradation'指恶化或被分解的过程。

degradation

EN: Not to be confused with 'degradation' (lowering in rank/dignity) vs. 'degradation' (physical/chemical breakdown) — same spelling but distinct senses.

zh: 不要将' degradation'（地位/尊严的降低）与' degradation'（物理/化学分解）混淆——拼写相同但含义不同。

拼写提示

EN: Remember it is formed from 'degrade' + '-ation', so the 'e' is dropped: 'degradation', not 'degradeation' or 'degradition'.

zh: 记住它是由'degrade' + '-ation'构成的，所以'e'被省略了：'degradation'，而不是'degradeation'或'degradition'。

💬 例句

The degradation of the environment has become a major global concern.

环境退化已成为全球主要关注的问题。
He felt the degradation of being forced to beg on the street.

他感到被迫在街上乞讨是一种屈辱。
The degradation of the coastline was accelerated by rising sea levels.

海平面上升加速了海岸线的退化。
The degradation of organic matter in soil releases nutrients for plant growth.

土壤中有机物的降解为植物生长释放了养分。
The officer faced degradation and dishonorable discharge after the court-martial.

该军官在军事法庭审判后面临降级和开除军籍。
The degradation of energy in a closed system is described by the second law of thermodynamics.

封闭系统中能量的退化由热力学第二定律描述。
Signal degradation over long distances can be mitigated by using repeaters.

在长距离传输中，使用中继器可以减轻信号劣化。
Habitat degradation is one of the leading causes of species extinction.

栖息地退化是物种灭绝的主要原因之一。
The degradation of the mountain range occurred over millions of years.

山脉的退化历经了数百万年。
Protein degradation in the cell is primarily carried out by the proteasome.

细胞内的蛋白质降解主要由蛋白酶体完成。