di·min·u·en·do
noun/dɪˌmɪnjuˈendəʊ/
/dɪˌmɪnjuˈendəʊ/
(plural diminuendos)
[countable, uncountable] (from Italian, music)- a slow steady decrease in how loudly a piece of music is played or sung
渐弱 Word OriginItalian, literally ‘diminishing’, from diminuire, from Latin deminuere ‘lessen’, from minuere ‘make small’.