| 单词 | attrition |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ə'triʃən] |
| 解释 | n. 摩擦，磨损 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n.消磨，磨损(wearin g away or grinding down by friction) 【记】 at_trit(磨擦)+ion→ 磨损 【同】 同根词：contrition( 悔恨) |
| 字源 | attrition (n.) 1540s, "abrasion, a scraping," from Latin attritionem (nominative attritio), literally "a rubbing against," noun of action from past participle stem of atterere "to wear, rub away," figuratively "to destroy, waste," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + terere "to rub" (see throw (v.)). The earliest sense in English is from Scholastic theology (late 14c.), "sorrow for sin merely out of fear of punishment," a minor irritation, and thus less than contrition. The sense of "wearing down of military strength" is a World War I coinage (1914). Figurative use by 1930. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 消磨, 磨损(通过磨擦作用擦掉或消耗掉); 消耗 【例】The long war of attrition exhausted the strength of both countries 这场长期的消耗战耗尽了两国的力量. 【根】attrit磨擦－磨损. 参: contrition(n 悔悟; 后悔) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】trite(磨损) 音：踹它(汽车刹车,摩托起动)踹的都磨损了；音：捶身，捶身体，按磨，磨擦身体 【相关】contrite(深感懊悔,内心折磨),detrition(磨损),trite(陈腐的,磨损的,用的太多的),triturate(磨碎) |
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