subsidence
沈澱,下沈,陷沒
sub·si·dence /səbˈsaɪdṇ(t)s, ˈsəbsədən(t)s/ 名詞
減退,沉降,消退,衰耗,沉下,下沉,陷落
Sub·sid·ence Sub·sid·en·cy n. The act or process of subsiding.
The subdual or subsidence of the more violent passions. --Bp. Warburton.
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subsidence
n 1: an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the
manifestations of a disease); "his cancer is in
remission" [syn: remission, remittal]
2: a gradual sinking to a lower level [syn: settling, subsiding]
3: the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
[syn: cave in]