demotion

/dɪˈmoʊʃən/· noun

科学/科研/医疗B2

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Chinese meaning

(地dì位wèi/等děng级jí的de)降jiàng级jí

降jiàng到dào更gèng低dī的de等děng级jí

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冥míng王wáng星xīng被bèi从cóng行xíng星xīng降jiàng级jí为wèi矮ǎi行xíng星xīng这zhè一yī事shì件jiàn

Example

On the 20th anniversary of Pluto's infamous demotion, Mike "Pluto Killer" Brown explains why any reversal of that decision would be driven more by nostalgia than science

在zài冥míng王wáng星xīng那nà场chǎng臭chòu名míng昭zhāo著zhù的de「降jiàng级jí」二èr十shí周zhōu年nián之zhī际jì,人rén称chēng「冥míng王wáng星xīng杀shā手shǒu」的de迈mài克kè·布bù朗lǎng解jiě释shì了le,为wèi何hé逆nì转zhuǎn这zhè一yì决jué定dìng更gèng多duō是shì出chū于yú怀huái旧jiù,而ér非fēi科kē学xué。

Source: Scientific American · 24 Aug 2026

Background ✎

这zhè篇piān科kē普pǔ文wén章zhāng回huí顾gù冥míng王wáng星xīng被bèi降jiàng级jí为wèi矮ǎi行xíng星xīng二èr十shí周zhōu年nián,探tàn讨tǎo科kē学xué界jiè为wèi何hé不bú会huì因yīn怀huái旧jiù而ér恢huī复fù其qí行xíng星xīng地dì位wèi。

Roots · etymology

仿 promote 反向造词,de- 换掉 pro-,词根溯至拉丁 movere(移动)

  • de-(向下)+ mot(e)(移动,与 promote 同词根)+ -ion(名词后缀)

Collocations

  • face demotion / a demotion to / demotion from

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