decreaseとは

意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (verb) enPR: dĭkrēs', IPA^(key): /dɪˈkɹiːs/
• (noun) enPR: dē'krēs, IPA^(key): /ˈdiːkɹiːs/
• 韻: -iːs

動詞

decrease (三人称単数 現在形 decreases, 現在分詞 decreasing, 過去形および過去分詞形 decreased)

1. (intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.

   The quality of our products has decreased since the main designer left.

2. (transitive) To make (a quantity) smaller.

   Let's decrease the volume a little so we can hear each other talking.

同意語

• (become smaller): drop, fall, go down, plummet (rapidly), plunge (rapidly), reduce, shrink, sink; See also Thesaurus:decrease
• (make smaller): abate, cut, decrement, lower, reduce; See also Thesaurus:diminish

反意語

• (become larger): go up, grow, increase, rise, soar (rapidly), shoot up (rapidly); See also Thesaurus:increase
• (make larger): increase, increment, raise, up (くだけた用法); See also Thesaurus:augment

関連する語

• decretion
• increase

名詞

decrease (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 decreases)

1. An amount by which a quantity is decreased.

   After six years of constant growth, the company reported a slight decrease in sales last year.

   One research team has recorded Baishui’s decrease at about 27 meters per year over the last 10 years.

2. (knitting) A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See Decrease (knitting).

同意語

• (amount by which a quantity is decreased): cut, decrement, drop, fall, loss, lowering, reduction, shrinkage

反意語

• (amount by which a quantity is decreased): gain, increase, increment, raise (米国用法, of pay), rise