declension

• n. 词尾变化；变格；倾斜；衰退

de-, 向下。-clen, 弯，转，词源同lean, incline. 用于语法格词形变化。

declension (n.)

mid-15c., ultimately from Latin declinationem (nominative declinatio), noun of action from past participle stem of declinare (see decline (v.)); perhaps via French; "the form is irregular, and its history obscure" [OED].

1. An ardent outset may be followed by declension.

热情的开端可能继之以冷漠.

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2. In Latin, the nominative case of first declension nouns ends in'a '.

在拉丁文中, 属于第一类词形变化的名词的主格以a结尾.

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3. Declension means varying the forms of nouns, pronouns and adjectives in a sentence.

变格是指名词 、 代词和形容词在句中的形式变化.

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