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degradation

🇬🇧 UK/,degrə'deɪʃ(ə)n/🇺🇸 US/.degrә'deiʃәn/
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Definitions

n.

The process of declining in quality, dignity, or moral character; humiliation or abasement.

退化;降级;堕落;屈辱

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
dedown, away, reversal
+
grad
+
aconnector
+
tionact, process, state
=degradation

Common Collocations

  • 1.environmental degradation环境退化
  • 2.moral degradation道德沦丧

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The environmental degradation caused by pollution threatens countless species worldwide.

  • 2.

    Social critics warned about the moral degradation they observed in popular media content.

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