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縮減;刪除

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Retrenchment \Re*trench"ment\, n. [Cf. F. retrenchment.]
   1. The act or process of retrenching; as, the retrenchment of
      words in a writing.

            The retrenchment of my expenses will convince you
            that ? mean to replace your fortune as far as I can.
                                                  --Walpole.

   2. (Fort.) A work constructed within another, to prolong the
      defense of the position when the enemy has gained
      possession of the outer work; or to protect the defenders
      till they can retreat or obtain terms for a capitulation.

   Syn: Lessening; curtailment; diminution; reduction;
        abridgment.

資料來源 : WordNet®

retrenchment
     n 1: entrenchment consisting of an additional interior
          fortification to prolong the defense
     2: the reduction of expenditures in order to become financial
        stable [syn: {curtailment}, {downsizing}]