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di.min.ish (obj)dI5mIn7IFvto reduce or be reduced in size or importance（使）缩小，（被）贬低There is nothing you can say that will diminish her resolve. [T]你说什么都动摇不了她的决心。I don't want to diminish her achievements, but she did have a lot of help. [T]我不想贬低她的成就，不过她的确得到不少帮助。The memory of them will not be diminished by time. [T]对他们的怀念不会被时间磨灭。What he did has seriously diminished him in many people's eyes. [T]在许多人眼中，他所做的事严重贬低了自己。He says that in his opinion the influence of the church has been slowly diminishing for many years. [I]他说他的看法是教会的影响多年来一直在慢慢减弱。We have seen the value of our house diminish greatly/sharply/substantially in value over the last six months. [I]在最近的6个月里，我们看见家屋的价值大幅度/急剧/显著下跌。(law) If someone is in a state of diminished responsibility /(Am) diminished capacity, it means that something, esp. their mental state, has caused them not to be in full control of their actions.无完全刑事责任/能力Because the accused had been under great stress at the time of the crime, he pleaded not guilty on grounds of diminished responsibility.因被告作案时处于十分紧张的精神压力下，他以无完全刑事责任为由不承认有罪。The law of diminishing returns refers to a situation in which a smaller result is achieved for an increasing amount of effort.报酬递减"Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind." (John Donne Devotions, 1624)任何人的死都是我的损失，因为我与人类休戚相关。（约翰Y多恩《祷言》）
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