喜樂美語
  1. 1n/rɪˈdʌkʃən/減少；降低

    A fall in the size, price, number, or amount of something, or the act of making something smaller.

    文法可數、不可數兩種都可以：有時要加 a/an 或 -s，有時不用加。

    reduction 是動詞 reduce 的名詞，指「變少、變小、變低」這件事。最常見的句型是 reduction in（某數量下降），還有 reduction of 和 reduction on（打折）。談價格、數量、程度變化時很好用。

    示範例句 · Example

    The shop had a big reduction on winter coats after the holidays.

    中文翻譯假期後，那家店對冬天的外套有很大的減價。

    常見搭配

    • a reduction in something

      某事物的下降

      a fall in the amount or level of something

      There has been a reduction in the number of cars in the city center.

    • a sharp/significant reduction

      急劇／明顯的下降

      a large, easy-to-notice fall

      The new rule brought a significant reduction in accidents.

    • a price reduction

      降價

      a lowering of the price of something

      Shoppers waited for the big price reduction before the sale ended.

    意思相反

    increaserisegrowth

core核心畫面

From the word’s history

From Middle English reduccion, from Old French reducion, from Latin reductio; reduce + -tion.

源自拉丁文 reductio，就是 reduce 加 -tion。

Wiktionary

You can picture a line on a chart down, or a price tag crossed out and rewritten lower. Reduction is the name for that downward move itself — how much smaller something got, or the act of making it smaller.

可以想成圖表上的線往下掉一階，或是價錢牌上舊數字被劃掉、改寫成比較小的數字。reduction 就是在替這個「往下」的動作命名：東西變小了多少，或是把它弄小這件事。

同家族的字

reductions

意思相反

increaserisegrowth

原始詞典資料12 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

reductionnoun/ɹɪˈdʌk.ʃən/

  • 1

    The act, process, or result of reducing.

    • With the cutting out of the previous recovery times for electrification work, curtailment of station times and acceleration, considerable reductions have been made in the overall schedules.
  • 2

    The amount or rate by which something is reduced, e.g. in price.

    • A 5% reduction in robberies
  • 3

    chemistrynatural-sciencesphysical-sciencesA reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced; often by the removal of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen.

  • 4

    cookingfoodlifestyleThe process of rapidly boiling a sauce to concentrate it.

  • 5

    mathematicssciencesThe rewriting of an expression into a simpler form.

  • 6

    computingcomputing-theoryengineeringA transformation of one problem into another problem, such as mapping reduction or polynomial-time reduction.

  • 7

    entertainmentlifestylemusicAn arrangement for a far smaller number of parties, e.g. a keyboard solo based on a full opera.

  • 8

    human-sciencesphenomenologyphilosophyA philosophical procedure intended to reveal the objects of consciousness as pure phenomena. (See phenomenological reduction.)

另外 4 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    medicinesciencesA medical procedure to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment, usually with a closed approach but sometimes with an open approach (surgery).

    • closed reduction
    • open reduction and internal fixation
  • 10

    A reduced price of something by a fraction or decimal.

  • 11

    artscraftsengineeringThe ratio of a material's change in thickness compared to its thickness prior to forging and/or rolling.

    • The final stage of thickness reduction (typically 90% from about 2mm to <0.2mm) is carried out by cold rolling.
  • 12

    historicalCatholicismChristianityRoman-CatholicismA religious settlement created during a mission by Spanish or Portuguese colonists with the intent of evangelizing Christianity to the local population.

    • Spanish reductions in Mexico were common during the 18th century.

摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。