Attrition

[ə'trɪʃ(ə)n] or [ə'trɪʃən]

解释:

(noun.) the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction.

(noun.) a wearing down to weaken or destroy; 'a war of attrition'.

(noun.) sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation.

编辑:利瓦伊--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) The act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion.

(n.) The state of being worn.

(n.) Grief for sin arising only from fear of punishment or feelings of shame. See Contrition.

编辑:利瓦伊

同义词及近义词：

n. Abrasion, friction, rubbing.

录入:卡利

同义词及反义词：

SYN:Sorrow, repentance, affliction, penitence, compunction, remorse, self-reproach

ANT:Impenitence, callousness, obduracy, reprobation, relentlessness

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