degression

n. 渐减, 下降, 递减 [经] 成本, 收益, 税率的相应减少

发音

/dɪˈɡɹɛʃən/

词形变化

degressions 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Descent, the act of descending.

    可数 废旧 不可数

    For your blode this citie made never degression.

  2. 2.

    Degressive taxation, a system of progressive decreases in a rate of taxation (as tariffs etc.) below certain benchmarks.

    可数 不可数 金融
  3. 3.

    Degressive description, a system of varying descriptions of a book in accordance to its importance or available space.

    可数 不可数 媒体

    The principle of degression... It may therefore be worth while to suggest four forms for the description of a book, showing by degressive changes what details may fairly be omitted in short descriptions.

  4. 1.

    Obsolete spelling of digression.

    废旧

词源

From Latin degressio, from degressus + -io (“forming abstract nouns from verbs”), past perfect participle of degredi (“to descend by steps”), from de- (“down”) + gradi (“to step, walk, go”).

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