🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

急剧下降

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jíjù xiàjiàng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Steep decline/stiːp dɪˈklaɪn/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"今年公司利润出现了急剧下降。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A sharp, rapid, and significant drop or reduction in value, quantity, quality, or standard.

    "The company experienced a steep decline in sales over the final quarter."
  2. 2

    A sharply sloping downward path, surface, or physical descent.

    "Hikers navigated a steep decline before reaching the valley floor."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'steep', deriving from Old English 'stēap' meaning lofty or precipitous, with 'decline', originating from Latin 'declinare' meaning to bend downwards or slope away. Together, the phrase emerged in Middle English and early Modern English contexts to describe a sharp, rapid downward trajectory in physical slopes, values, or numerical metrics.

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