atrophy
Significado: The gradual decline or wasting away of body tissue, an organ, or a faculty through disuse or neglect; to waste away.
Atrophy is both a noun and a verb. In medicine, muscle atrophy occurs when muscles waste away due to immobility or disease. Figuratively, it describes any skill, ability, or institution that declines through neglect or lack of use: critical thinking can atrophy, democratic institutions can atrophy. The word implies that what is lost could have been maintained with proper attention. Common collocations include 'muscle atrophy,' 'skills atrophy,' and 'atrophied muscles.'
Ejemplos
- After six weeks in a cast, the muscles in his leg had noticeably atrophied from disuse. 在石膏固定六周后,他腿部的肌肉因废用而明显萎缩了。Tras seis semanas con la escayola, los músculos de su pierna se habían atrofiado notablemente por la falta de uso.ギプスを6週間はめた後、彼の脚の筋肉は使わなかったために目に見えて萎縮していました。깁스를 6주간 한 후, 그의 다리 근육은 사용하지 않아 눈에 띄게 위축되어 있었습니다.
- Without regular practice, even the most accomplished musician's skills will eventually atrophy. 即使是最有造诣的音乐家,如果不经常练习,其技能最终也会退化。Sin práctica regular, incluso las habilidades del músico más consumado acabarán por atrofiarse.どんなに熟達した音楽家でも、定期的に練習しなければ技能はいずれ衰えてしまいます。아무리 뛰어난 음악가라도 정기적으로 연습하지 않으면 기량은 결국 퇴화하게 됩니다.
- Critics argued that local democracy had atrophied as more decisions were centralised in Westminster. 批评者认为,随着越来越多的决策集中在威斯敏斯特,地方民主已经萎缩。Los críticos argumentaban que la democracia local se había atrofiado a medida que más decisiones se centralizaban en Westminster.批評家たちは、より多くの決定がウェストミンスターに集中するにつれ、地方の民主主義が萎縮してしまったと主張しました。비평가들은 더 많은 결정이 웨스트민스터에 집중됨에 따라 지방 민주주의가 위축되었다고 주장했습니다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: academic, professional, scientific
Tono: neutral
Origen e historia
From Greek atrophia (a wasting away), from a- (without) and trophe (nourishment, food). It entered English in the early 17th century as a medical term.
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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