degradation
UK/,degrə'deɪʃ(ə)n/US/.degrә'deiʃәn/
TOEFLGRE六级B1
释义
n.
A decline in quality or condition.
退化；恶化。
n.
A loss of dignity or moral standing.
堕落；尊严丧失。
词根拆分
词根派生de-（向下）+ grad（台阶/等级）+ -ation（过程）= 被降低的过程。常见于 environmental degradation（环境退化）和 moral degradation（道德沦丧）。
词根 gress 还连着 64 个词常用搭配
- 1.environmental degradation环境退化
- 2.moral degradation道德沦丧
例句
- 1.
Deforestation has accelerated environmental degradation.
森林砍伐加速了环境退化。
- 2.
He saw the job as a degradation of his talents.
他觉得这份工作是对自己才华的糟蹋。