declensionn.
1. decline,deterioration,degradation衰退，惡化，墮落
△Ham.2.2.149: “and by this declension. Into themadness wherein now he raves.”這樣一步步下降，就變成他現(xiàn)在這樣發(fā)瘋，胡言亂語。
△R.III.3.7.187(188): “Se-duced the pitch and height of his degree To base de-clension and loathed bigamy.”使他從高貴的地位下降到卑鄙的墮落和可憎的重婚。
2. inflexion of nouns,pronouns and adjectives (名詞、代詞、形容詞的)詞尾變化。
△Wiv.4.1.77(74): “Showme now. William. some declensions of your pronouns. ”現(xiàn)在，威廉，你說給我聽聽代詞的幾種詞尾變化 declension[di?klen??n]n.詞尾變化，格變化，傾斜，衰退
‖ declension of virtue道德敗壞 |