"lessening" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 減少
• 降低

Definition

某物的數量、強度或程度減少。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於書面語或正式場合。常與“pain”、“risk”、“interest”等詞搭配。強調過程和結果，不是一次性的行為。也可用於抽象場合，例如“lessening tensions”。

Examples

There has been a lessening of noise since the new rules were made.

自從有了新規定，噪音有了**減少**。

Doctors noticed a lessening of her pain after the treatment.

醫生發現治療後她的疼痛有了**減少**。

The lessening of traffic made it easier to cross the street.

交通的**減少**讓過馬路更容易了。

We're hoping for a lessening of tensions between the two countries soon.

我們希望兩國間的緊張關係能很快**減輕**。

The medication resulted in a noticeable lessening of her anxiety over time.

藥物一段時間後讓她的焦慮明顯**減少**了。

After months of effort, there's finally a lessening in the workload.

經過幾個月的努力，工作量終於**減少**了。