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分析词义

"Decline" 是一个英语词汇,既可以作为名词,也可以作为动词使用。作为名词,它表示"减少"或"衰退";作为动词,它表示"拒绝"或"下降"。

列举例句

  • As a verb: "I decided to decline his invitation to the party." (我决定拒绝他的聚会邀请。)
  • As a noun: "There has been a significant decline in the city's population in recent years." (近年来,该市的人口数量出现了明显的下降。)
  • As a verb: "Sales declined rapidly over the past three months." (过去三个月销售量急剧下降。)
  • 词根分析

    "Decline" 这个单词衍生自拉丁语词根 "clin-", 意为"弯曲"或"倾斜”。其他衍生词包括 incline(倾向),recline(倚靠,依赖)等。

    词缀分析

    "Decline" 这个词,"-de" 是前缀,意为"向下","-cline" 是词根,意为"弯曲"。

    发展历史和文化背景

    Decline来自于13世纪的中古英语"declinen",意为"转移,偏向",源自于拉丁词根"declinare",意为"向下倾斜”。

    单词变形

    动词:Decline - Declined - Declining名词:Decline

    记忆辅助

    可以通过联想记忆法来记住这个单词,你可以将"decline" 分解为 "de-", 表示"向下","clin-" 表示"倾斜”,联想成“向下倾斜”,代表了 decline 的意义。

    小故事

    As the sun set, the temperature began to decline, Greg declined to go out because he didn't want to embrace the chill. (太阳落山后,温度开始下降,因为不想接受寒冷的侵袭,格雷格拒绝出门。)

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