基本解釋v.下降;減少;變?nèi)?;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(zhuǎn)彎;最初源自拉丁語的declinare:de (從) + clinare (彎曲)。同根派生 decliner相關(guān)詞用法辨析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(wù)。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(zhuǎn)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(xí)慣用refuse的名詞形式refusal。 decliner使用方法decliner詳細辨析英漢例句用作名詞 (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- vThe boy declined to answer a question.那男孩拒絕回答問題。S+~+ v -ingHe declined going to the party with her.他不肯跟她一起去參加晚會。decliner更多例句詞組短語用作動詞 (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decliner更多詞組