語彙

reduce

/rɪˈduːs/

例文: “We need to reduce costs.”

類義語: subjugate, subdue, contract

反意語: enlarge, blow up, magnify

vestigial

形容詞

例文: “The organ is vestigial in humans.”

類義語: remaining, rudimentary

反意語: fully developed

austerity

名詞

例文: “The government announced austerity measures.”

類義語: strictness, frugality

反意語: luxury

relegate

動詞

例文: “The team was relegated to a lower league.”

類義語: demote, downgrade

反意語: promote

detract

動詞

例文: “One mistake does not detract from his achievement.”

類義語: reduce, diminish

反意語: enhance

antipollution

形容詞

例文: “The city introduced new antipollution measures.”

類義語: anti-smog, clean-air

反意語: polluting

utilization

名詞

例文: “Better utilization of resources reduced waste.”

類義語: use, deployment

反意語: waste, neglect

deprivation

名詞

例文: “Sleep deprivation can reduce concentration.”

類義語: lack, hardship

反意語: abundance, comfort

trim

動詞

例文: “I need to trim the edges of this photo.”

類義語: cut neatly, reduce

反意語: extend

marketability

名詞

例文: “The design improved usability but reduced marketability.”

類義語: sellability

反意語: unappeal

proscription

名詞

例文: “The proscription of certain chemicals reduced contamination.”

類義語: ban

反意語: permission

substantially

副詞

例文: “The new policy substantially reduced complaints.”

類義語: significantly

反意語: slightly

acoustically

副詞

例文: “The hall was designed acoustically to reduce echo.”

類義語: in terms of sound

ventilation

名詞

例文: “Proper ventilation reduces indoor air pollution.”

類義語: airflow

lower

動詞

例文: “They lowered the price to attract customers.”

類義語: reduce

反意語: raise

hedge

動詞

例文: “Companies hedge against currency risk.”

類義語: protect

反意語: expose

streamline

動詞

例文: “We streamlined onboarding to reduce drop-off.”

viable

形容詞

例文: “The proposal is viable only if costs are reduced.”

hypothesis

名詞

例文: “We tested the hypothesis that onboarding friction reduces retention.”

類義語: surmise, conjecture, supposition