Word · Frequency #8273
devaluation
贬值；降低价值
an official lowering of a nation's currency; a reduction in value or worth
- 1.
The removal or lessening of something's value.
某物价值的减少或降低
- 2.
The intentional or deliberate lowering of a currency's value compared to another country's currency or a standard value (e.g. the price of gold).
故意或有意降低一种货币相对于另一国货币或标准价值(如黄金价格)的价值
- 3.
Depreciation.
贬值
某物价值的减少或降低；故意或有意降低一种货币相对于另一国货币或标准价值(如黄金价格)的价值；贬值；降低价值；贬值；[经] 贬值
In use
The devaluation of the currency made imports more expensive.
After the devaluation, the company's overseas assets lost value.
Economists are concerned about the rapid devaluation of the local currency.
devaluation of [currency]
The devaluation of the peso hurt the economy.
比索贬值损害了经济。
currency devaluation
Currency devaluation can boost exports.
货币贬值可以促进出口。
suffer devaluation
Many assets suffered devaluation during the crisis.
Connections
Collocations
- currency devaluation
- 货币贬值
- The country's currency devaluation led to increased exports.该国的货币贬值导致出口增加。
- competitive devaluation
- 竞争性贬值
- Competitive devaluation can trigger a currency war.竞争性贬值可能引发货币战争。
- sharp devaluation
- 急剧贬值
- The sharp devaluation of the peso worried investors.比索的急剧贬值令投资者担忧。
- massive devaluation
- 大规模贬值
- Massive devaluation caused inflation to soar.大规模贬值导致通货膨胀飙升。
- devaluation of the dollar
- 美元贬值
- The devaluation of the dollar made imports more expensive.美元贬值使得进口商品更加昂贵。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将de视为‘低’，valuation视为价值，联想：价值降低即贬值。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：economics 通常用于正式的经济学或金融语境，表示货币贬值或价值下降。
Grammar Note
通常指货币贬值，也可用于价值降低
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the suffix '-ation' pronounced /eɪʃən/ with primary stress on the vowel before '-tion', making them rhymes with 'devaluation'.
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.