declined

基本解釋

• v.下降；減少；變弱；拒絕；傾斜
• n.衰微；跌落；晚年

詞源解說

• 14世紀初期進入英語，直接源自古法語的decliner，意為折彎，轉彎；最初源自拉丁語的declinare：de (從） + clinare (彎曲）。

同根派生

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用法辨析

v. (動詞)

• decline用作動詞的基本意思是有禮貌地拒絕邀請、給予或服務。引申可表示“衰落,降低”“傾斜,下降”“下沉”。作“辭謝,謝絕”解時多用作及物動詞,其后可接名詞、動名詞或動詞不定式作賓語。作“衰落”解時只用作不及物動詞。
• decline作動詞指“有禮貌地謝絕”，比refuse語氣上要婉轉些；
• decline后可跟不定式或動名詞，但跟不定式比較普遍。She declined to answer my questions.
• decline的名詞形式有declination，declinature和declinal，但都不常見。美語中declination比較常見，但還是習慣用refuse的名詞形式refusal。

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英漢例句

用作名詞 (n.)

• There has been a sharp decline in profits this year.
  今年的利潤大幅度下降。

用作動詞 (v.)

用作不及物動詞: S+～(+A)

• We asked her to come to our party, but she declined.
  我們請她來參加我們的晚會,但是她謝絕了。

用作及物動詞: S+～+ n./pron.

• I declined his invitation.
  我謝絕了他的邀請。

S+～+to- v

• The boy declined to answer a question.
  那男孩拒絕回答問題。

S+～+ v -ing

• He declined going to the party with her.
  他不肯跟她一起去參加晚會。

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詞組短語

用作動詞 (v.)

～+名詞

• decline a proposal 〔invitation〕 謝絕建議〔邀請〕
• decline an appointment 〔the challenge〕 不愿接受委任〔挑戰(zhàn)〕
• decline suggestion 謝絕建議

～+副詞

• decline westward 向西下沉
• decline courteously 〔tactfully〕 有禮貌〔巧妙〕地謝絕
• decline drastically 急劇下降

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英英字典

柯林斯英英字典

• If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
• If you decline something or decline to do something, you politely refuse to accept it or do it.
• If there is a decline in something, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or quality.
• If something is in decline or on the decline, it is gradually decreasing in importance, quality, or power.
• If something goes or falls into decline, it begins to gradually decrease in importance, quality, or power.

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專業(yè)釋義

生物學

• 下斜;下傾
• 下斜式