attrition
n 磨擦;消耗(at+trust→给予相信→委托)
释义2:
attrition
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◙ noun, [mass noun] 1. the action or process of gradually reducing the strength or effectiveness of someone or something through sustained attack or pressure• (通过持久进攻或施压使力量或效果)削弱;消耗 »the council is trying to wear down the opposition by attrition. 政务会试图用消耗战的方法来削弱反对派。 »the squadron suffered severe attrition of its bombers. 飞行中队的轰炸机损耗严重。 (chiefly N. Amer. & Austral./NZ)the gradual reduction of a workforce by employees leaving and not being replaced rather than by redundancy• [主北美,澳/新西兰] (不是因裁减冗员,而是因雇员流失却不补充而造成的)人员缩减 wearing away by friction; abrasion • 磨损;摩擦 »the skull shows attrition of the edges of the teeth. 头骨显示出牙齿边缘有磨损。2. (in scholastic theology) sorrow for sin falling short of contrition• (经院神学理论用语)不彻底忏悔【派生】
♦ attritional adjective【语源】
1. late Middle English (in sense 2): from late Latin attritio(n-), from atterere 'to rub'
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