Civilizations in decline are consistently characterised by a tendency towards standardization and uniformity.
— Arnold Toynbee  ·  No category

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decline [dɪ'klaɪn] 词频1 词根: clin
n. 下降;（力量、健康、品格、权力、价值等的）衰退;下倾;（人、生命等的）衰退期; vt.& vi. 辞谢，谢绝（邀请等）; vi. （道路、物体等）下倾;（太阳）落下;（在品格、价值上）降低;衰落，谢绝; vt. 谢绝，婉拒;
💡 de向下+clin倾斜=lean,slope+e→倾斜；衰退
"We need to take corrective action to halt this country's decline."
我们得采取纠偏行动来阻止这个国家的衰落。
近义：refuse, snub, spurn, disregard, lapse, lessen 反义：honor, permit, avow, receive, recognize, tolerate
tendency ['tɛndənsi] 词频2 词根: tend
n. 倾向，趋势;（话或作品等的）旨趣，意向;性情;癖好;
💡 tend伸展；扩大+ency状态→伸出去的状态→偏向一边→倾向
"the tendency to see old people as asexual"
认为老年人性缺乏的倾向
近义：inclination, leaning, movement, penchant, predilection, predisposal
consistently [kən'sistəntli] 词频5
adv. 一贯地，坚持地，固守地;总;
"The Liberal Democrats have consistently opposed such measures."
自由民主党向来反对类似的提案措施。
近义：invariably, periodically, regularly, solidly, steadily, usually 反义：erratically
towards [tɔrdz]
prep. 朝，向;对于;接近;为了;
💡 后缀:s (副词词尾)表示时间,地点,方式 网友：马胜敏 补充：1：我用绳拖（tow）着爱人（ar）的（d）船，向前走看着船里的美女（s）我越拖越有劲
"He is very affectionate towards his children."
他非常疼爱他的孩子。
近义：to, toward
standardization [['stændədai'zeiʃən]]
[计] 标准化, 规格化\\n[化] 标准化; 标定
近义：normalization, smoothness, uniformity, uniformizing, uniformness, equalization
uniformity [ˌju:ni'fɔ:miti] 词频5
n. 均匀性;单调，无变化;同样，一样;
"The pressure towards uniformity constantly threatens to erode local traditions."
一体化的压力一直威胁着地方传统.
近义：monotone, monotony, regularity, sameness, smoothness, standardization 反义：odds, unevenness, unlikeness, inhomogeneity, inequation, difference

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