attenuate

attenuate

英 [ə'tenjʊeɪt]
　　美 [ə'tɛnjuet]

adj. 減弱的；稀薄的；細小的
　　vt. 使減弱；使纖細
　　vi. 變纖細；變弱

中文詞源：

attenuate 減弱，變細

前綴at-同ad-. 詞根ten, 持有，握住，見tenure. 引申義伸長，拉伸，見tend, 引申義變細，減輕，見該詞，或extenuate, 減輕。

例句：

1. You could never eliminate risk, but preparation and training could attenuate it.
風險不可能完全消除，但可以通過防范和培訓來降低。

2. Then we got involved with trying to find polymers that attenuate radiation.
接著我們致力於找出能夠減弱輻射的聚合物.

3. In a forest, wet wood and needles attenuate the signals.
在森林中, 潮濕的樹木與針葉會使訊號變弱.

4. We are asking a network or system to attenuate certain frequencies.
我們正在要求一個網絡或系統去壓制某些頻率.

5. Attaching strings to your offer will attenuate your chance to sell off the goods.
在你們的報盤上增加附加條件就會減少你們售出貨物的機會.