| 释义 | 
		Noun: declension  di'klenshun- The inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages 
 - Process of changing to an inferior state
  - deterioration, decline in quality, worsening  - A downward slope or bend
  - descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, downslope  - A class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms
 "the first declension in Latin" 
 Derived forms: declensions See also: decline Type of: category, class, decline, diminution, family, incline, inflection, inflexion [Brit], side, slope Encyclopedia: Declension  |