# diminution ##### 词义 - 英：/ˌdɪmɪˈnjuːʃn/； 美：/ˌdɪmɪˈnuːʃn/ - #词性/n 减少；降低；缩减；缩小；减少量；缩小量 ##### 例句 - The progress of science has seemed to mean the enlargement of the material universe and the diminution of man 's importance . - 科学的进步似乎意味着把物质的宇宙扩大，把人的重要性缩小了。 - BACKGROUND The curative effect is satisfactory for adult patients with spasticity of lower limbs treated with selective posterior rhizotomy and peripheral nerve micro diminution . - 采用选择性脊神经后根部分切断术、周围神经显微缩小术等神经外科手术方法治疗成人患者下肢痉挛状态，可取得满意疗效。 - The president has accepted a diminution of the powers he originally wanted . - 总统已经接受了对自己原本要求的权力进行削减。