diminished
/dɪˈmɪnɪʃt/adjective
1
- made smaller or less减小了的; 减少了的:
a diminished role for local government.
地方政府被削弱了的作用。
1.1
- predic. made to seem less impressive or valuable(形象)被贬低的; (价值)被减少的:
she felt diminished by the report.
她感到被那篇报道贬损了形象。
2
- attrib. Music denoting or containing an interval which is one semitone less than the corresponding minor or perfect interval【乐】(音程等)减的:
a diminished fifth.
减五度音程。