the declension of + noun
用于语法意义，指某类词的整套变格形式。
The declension of Latin nouns depends on their endings.
拉丁语名词的变格取决于它们的词尾。
变格；变格表
变格类；词形变化类型；衰退；堕落；下降；词形变化；倾斜
The act of declining a word; a list of its inflected forms.
A falling off, decay or descent.
The act of declining a word; the act of listing the inflections of a noun, pronoun or adjective in order.
The product of that act; a list of declined forms.
A way of categorizing nouns, pronouns, or adjectives according to the inflections they receive.
Latin nouns are grouped into five main declensions based on their endings.
拉丁语名词根据词尾分为五种主要变格法。
用法提示：句中的declensions是名词复数形式，指变格法的类别。
Learning the declension of German adjectives can be challenging for beginners.
学习德语形容词的词形变化对初学者来说可能很有挑战性。
用法提示：句中的declension是名词单数，指形容词的变格过程。
Each declension has its own set of case endings.
每种变格法都有自己的一套格词尾。
用法提示：句中的declension是名词单数，表示一种变格类型。
用于语法意义，指某类词的整套变格形式。
The declension of Latin nouns depends on their endings.
拉丁语名词的变格取决于它们的词尾。
常用来给名词归入某一变格类别，序数词前用 the。
Many common Latin nouns belong to the first declension.
许多常见的拉丁语名词属于第一变格法。
用于“衰退、下降”义，语气正式，多见于书面语。
The old empire showed a steady declension in moral standards.
这个古老帝国在道德水准上呈现出持续的衰退。
grammar · medium
易错句子Latin has five declension.
正确表达Latin has five declensions.
declension 表示“变格类”时是可数名词；前面有数词 five 时，必须用复数 declensions。汉语名词没有复数标记，学习者容易漏掉词尾 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子Spanish verb declension is difficult for beginners.
正确表达Spanish verb conjugation is difficult for beginners.
declension 指名词、代词或形容词的变格；动词的变位用 conjugation。汉语里“变格/变位”说法相近，容易把两者混用。
grammar · medium
易错句子The teacher asked us to write the decline of the noun 'puella'.
正确表达The teacher asked us to write the declension of the noun 'puella'.
表示“列出名词的变格形式”的名词是 declension；decline 作名词时意为“衰退、下降”，不表示语法上的变格。
conjugation 专指动词按人称、时态、语式等发生的变化；declension 指名词、代词、形容词按格、数等发生的变化。两者都是词形变化，但不能互换：拉丁语动词说 conjugation，名词说 declension。
inflection 是词形变化的总称，包括变格、变位、比较级等；declension 只是其中一类，专指名词、代词、形容词的变格。说总类时用 inflection，特指名词类变格时用 declension。
declination 与 declension 拼写相近，但现代英语中通常指天文的赤纬、物理的偏角，或美式英语里的拒绝、下降，不表示语法上的变格。表示语法变格时只能用 declension。
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