"taper" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 逐漸變細
• 逐漸減少

Definition

指某物的一端逐漸變細或變窄，也可以指數量、強度或尺寸的逐漸減少。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於技術或科學領域，描述形狀變化（如“逐漸變細的蠟燭”）或數量/強度的遞減（如“taper off”用法）。通常是正式用語，口語中並不常見。

Examples

The pencil tapers to a sharp point.

鉛筆**逐漸變細**到尖端。

My jeans taper at the ankles.

我的牛仔褲在腳踝處**逐漸變窄**。

The medicine should taper off slowly.

藥物應該**逐漸減少**。

The tower tapers as it gets higher.

塔越高就越**逐漸變細**。

The pain started to taper after a few days.

幾天後疼痛開始**逐漸減輕**。

Her voice tapered into a whisper as she finished the story.

她講完故事時，聲音**逐漸變成了低語**。