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无 Retrenchment Retrench Ri'trentʃmənt N 节省,削减 Action Lopping

单词 retrenchment
音标 [ri'trentʃmənt]
解释 n. 节省,削减
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字源 retrenchment (n.)
"action of lopping off or pruning," c.1600, from obsolete French retrenchement "a cutting off or out," from retrencher (see retrench (v.2)). Military sense is recorded from 1580s; see retrench (v.1).
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