declension
英 [dɪˈklenʃn] 美 [dɪˈklɛnʃən]

n.

词尾变化；格变化；倾斜；衰退

英英释义

declension[ di'klenʃən ]

• n.
  • the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages
  • process of changing to an inferior state

    同义词：deteriorationdecline in qualityworsening

  • a downward slope or bend

    同义词：descentdeclivityfalldeclinedeclinationdownslope

  • a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms

    "the first declension in Latin"

双语例句

1. In Latin, the nominative case of first declension nouns ends in a'.
   在拉丁文中，属於第一类词形变化的名词的主格以a结尾。
2. Declension means varying the forms of nouns, pronouns and adjectives in a sentence.
   变格是指名词、代词和形容词在句中的形式变化。

权威例句

Declension Classes in Estonian
The Latvian declension
DIACHRONIC AND SYNCHRONIC IMPLICATIONS OF DECLENSION SHIFTS
On the relation between gender and declension: a diachronic perspective from norwegian
Development of the Adjectival Declension within the Context of Historical and Areal Perspectives
The relationship between genitive and plural in the declension of Russian Nouns
Gender in Russian: An Account of Gender Specification and Its Relationship to Declension
Phonological default in the lexical stress system of Russian: Evidence from noun declension
Diminutive morphology of Russian children: A simplified subset of nominal declension in language acquisition
Externality, internality, and (in)dispensability of grammatical features in speech production: Evidence from Czech declension and co...