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the depopulation of [place]
of 后接地点，表示该地区人口减少。
The depopulation of the island has led to school closures.
该岛的人口减少导致学校关闭。
人口减少；人口下降
depopulations — plural of depopulation
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
人口减少；人口下降
the condition of an area having fewer inhabitants, or none at all
The depopulation of the island has led to school closures.
该岛的人口减少导致学校关闭。
人口减少的行为或状态；居民的毁灭或驱逐。
The act of depopulating or condition of being depopulated; the destruction or expulsion of inhabitants.
The depopulation of the village began after the factory closed.
工厂关闭后，这个村庄的人口减少开始了。
Many rural areas are experiencing depopulation as young people move to cities.
随着年轻人迁往城市，许多农村地区正在经历人口减少。
The government introduced new policies to slow the depopulation of the region.
政府推出了新政策以减缓该地区的人口减少。
of 后接地点，表示该地区人口减少。
The depopulation of the island has led to school closures.
该岛的人口减少导致学校关闭。
in 后接地区，强调人口减少发生的区域。
Depopulation in the mountains has made it hard to keep services running.
山区的人口减少使得维持服务变得困难。
Not this
The government is trying to depopulation the empty villages.
Use this
The government is trying to depopulate the empty villages.
depopulation 是名词，表示“人口减少”；此处需要动词形式 depopulate（使……人口减少）。汉语没有词形变化，学习者容易把名词直接用作动词。
Not this
Many young people leave depopulation villages.
Use this
Many young people leave depopulated villages.
修饰名词 villages 要用形容词 depopulated（人口减少的），不能把名词 depopulation 直接当定语。汉语里“人口减少的村庄”没有词形变化，所以易误用名词。
Not this
The depopulation of rural areas are a serious problem.
Use this
The depopulation of rural areas is a serious problem.
主语中心词 depopulation 是单数，谓语应用 is，不能受后置定语 rural areas 的影响用 are。英语主谓一致取决于中心词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
农村人口减少
Rural depopulation has left many villages with only elderly residents.
农村人口减少使许多村庄只剩下老年居民。
大规模人口减少
War caused mass depopulation of the region.
战争导致该地区大规模人口减少。
城市人口减少
Urban depopulation followed the collapse of local industries.
当地工业崩溃后，城市人口随之减少。
农村地区的人口减少
The depopulation of the countryside is a growing concern.
农村地区的人口减少正日益引起关注。
快速的人口减少
The island has experienced rapid depopulation over the past decade.
过去十年该岛人口急剧减少。
Use depopulations naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 depopulation 拆成 de（去掉）+ population（人口）：想象一座城市的人口都被‘去掉’了，越来越少。记住这是联想记忆，不是词源解释。
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、policy reports、demographic studies depopulation 是正式用语，多用于学术论文、政策报告或新闻报道中讨论人口减少的情况；日常口语中比较常见的是 population decline 或 lose population。
Population, education, legislation, installation, and revelation all rhyme with depopulation in their stressed final syllable /leɪʃən/. Depopulate is a useful lookalike: it shares the -popul- spelling but stresses /ˈpɒp/, not /ˈleɪ/, so it does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.