diminish學測 L5KK [dɪˈmɪnɪʃ] ｜ /dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/
縮減；削減·貶低；削弱（威望）
議論文常見動詞，比一般用詞更正式進階
As the singer left the stage, the noise from the fans slowly diminished.
當歌手離開舞臺，粉絲的歡呼聲漸漸小了下來。
一個畫面：聲音漸弱到無聲
音量變小聲音從清晰逐漸變小聲
威信滑落聲音失去分量，如同威望下滑
義項
體積縮小C1verb縮減；削減
The balloon diminished in size as it lost air.
氣球隨著漏氣，體積漸漸變小。
diminish in sizegreatly diminish
威望滑落C1verb貶低；削弱（威望）
Telling lies made people trust him less, and his power slowly diminished.
說謊讓人們不再信任他，他的權勢也逐漸削弱。
diminish someone's authoritydiminish over time
片語
diminishing returns收益遞減 →投入越多，效益反而漸少
greatly diminished大幅縮水 →程度大幅降低
你會不會這樣說？
His influence slowly ______ after people stopped trusting him. (diminish / distinguish)
看答案
diminish
diminish 是『變小』，distinguish 是『分辨』，勿混淆。
『his power slowly diminished』中，diminish 最接近哪個意思？(A) 變得更強 (B) 逐漸減弱 (C) 保持不變
看答案
(B)
diminish 在此對應『貶低；削弱（威望）』義項，指力量逐漸減弱。
字族
diminishing 逐漸減少的・diminutive 微小的；縮小的