wane

wane

英 [weɪn]
　　美 [wen]

vi. 衰落；變小；虧缺；退潮；消逝
　　n. 衰退；月虧；衰退期；缺損
　　n. (Wane)人名；(英)韋恩；(阿拉伯)瓦尼；(幾、馬裡、塞內)瓦內

中文詞源：

wane 衰落

來自Proto-Germanic*wano,缺乏，空無，詞源同want,waste。引申詞義衰弱。

例句：

1. The moon is on the wane.
月亮漸虧.

2. When did the empire begin to wane?
那個帝國何時開始衰落的?

3. Her enthusiasm for him was beginning to wane.
她對他的熱情在開始減退.

4. He was nominally Deputy Prime Minister, certainly, but his influence was clearly on the wane.
當然，他名義上是副首相，但是顯然他的影響力正在下降。

5. In 1982, with his career prospects on the wane, he sold a script for £5,000.
1982年，他的事業走下坡路時，以5,000英鎊的價錢賣瞭個劇本。