shrinkage

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks. countable,uncountable
    — How far progress has been made in liquidating the locomotive stock of the old companies may be judged from the shrinkage in their numbers, by some 50 per cent. at the end of 1931, to about 35 per cent. in 1938.
  2. The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.; The loss of merchandise through theft, spoilage, and obsolescence: the shrinking of inventory. countable,uncountable
  3. The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.; The reduction in size of the male genitalia when cold, such as from immersion in cold water. countable,slang,uncountable
    — Do women know about shrinkage?

词形变化

shrinkages plural

词汇关系

衍生词
antishrinkage shrinkageproof
相关词
shrink rate shrink-wrap

词源

Etymology tree
English shrink
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātus
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icus
Latin -āticus
Latin -āticum
Old French -agebor.
Middle English -age
English -age
English shrinkage
From shrink + -age.
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