declension

英式音标：[dɪˈklenʃn]

美式音标：[dɪˈklɛnʃən]

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概况：

n. 词尾变化；变格；倾斜；衰退

词义：

n.

词尾变化；格变化；倾斜；衰退

英英释义

declension[ di'klenʃən ]

n.

the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages

process of changing to an inferior state

同义词：deteriorationdecline in qualityworsening

a downward slope or bend

同义词：descentdeclivityfalldeclinedeclinationdownslope

a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms

"the first declension in Latin"

用法：

双语例句

In Latin, the nominative case of first declension nouns ends in a'.
在拉丁文中，属於第一类词形变化的名词的主格以a结尾。

Declension means varying the forms of nouns, pronouns and adjectives in a sentence.
变格是指名词、代词和形容词在句中的形式变化。

权威例句

Declension Classes in Estonian

The Latvian declension

DIACHRONIC AND SYNCHRONIC IMPLICATIONS OF DECLENSION SHIFTS

On the relation between gender and declension: a diachronic perspective from norwegian

Development of the Adjectival Declension within the Context of Historical and Areal Perspectives

The relationship between genitive and plural in the declension of Russian Nouns

Gender in Russian: An Account of Gender Specification and Its Relationship to Declension

Phonological default in the lexical stress system of Russian: Evidence from noun declension

Diminutive morphology of Russian children: A simplified subset of nominal declension in language acquisition

Externality, internality, and (in)dispensability of grammatical features in speech production: Evidence from Czech declension and co...

同义词：slope,recession,downturn

英语词源：

declension (n.)

mid-15c., ultimately from Latin declinationem (nominative declinatio), noun of action from past participle stem of declinare (see decline (v.)); perhaps via French; "the form is irregular, and its history obscure" [OED].

造句：

1. An ardent outset may be followed by declension.

热情的开端可能继之以冷漠。

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2. I could not take the declension of the sun at noon today, again due to overcast.

由于多云天气再次出现，今天我没法儿从观测中午太阳倾角来判定方位。

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3. Declension means varying the forms of nouns, pronouns and adjectives in a sentence.

变格是指名词、代词和形容词在句中的形式变化。

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4. Declension means varying the forms of nouns, pronouns and adjectives in a sentence.

代词和形容词在句中的形式变化。

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5. It should be acknowledged that the declension of a language function in some region is an inevitable tendency.

语言功能互补和竞争是观察分析阿昌语语言功能演变走向的一个重要理论。

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6. Possibly the whole of this is only a parabolic form for the story of Solomon's spiritual declension, and final repentance.

可能是整个这只是一个抛物线形式的故事所罗门的精神格，最后忏悔。

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7. Possibly the whole of this is only a parabolic form for the story of Solomon's spiritual declension, and final repentance.

可能是整个这只是一个抛物线形式的故事所罗门的精神格，最后忏悔。

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