Civilizations in decline are consistently characterised by a tendency towards standardization and uniformity.
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n. 下降;（力量、健康、品格、權力、價值等的）衰退;下傾;（人、生命等的）衰退期;
vt.& vi. 辭謝，謝絕（邀請等）;
vi. （道路、物體等）下傾;（太陽）落下;（在品格、價值上）降低;衰落，謝絕;
vt. 謝絕，婉拒;
?? de向下+clin傾斜=lean,slope+e→傾斜；衰退
"We need to take corrective action to halt this country's decline."
我們得采取糾偏行動來阻止這個國家的衰落。
近義：refuse, snub, spurn, disregard, lapse, lessen
反義：honor, permit, avow, receive, recognize, tolerate
n. 傾向，趨勢;（話或作品等的）旨趣，意向;性情;癖好;
?? tend伸展；擴大+ency狀態→伸出去的狀態→偏向一邊→傾向
"the tendency to see old people as asexual"
認為老年人性缺乏的傾向
近義：inclination, leaning, movement, penchant, predilection, predisposal
adv. 一貫地，堅持地，固守地;總;
"The Liberal Democrats have consistently opposed such measures."
自由民主黨向來反對類似的提案措施。
近義：invariably, periodically, regularly, solidly, steadily, usually
反義：erratically
towards
[t?rdz]
prep. 朝，向;對于;接近;為了;
?? 后綴:s (副詞詞尾)表示時間,地點,方式 網友：馬勝敏 補充：1：我用繩拖（tow）著愛人（ar）的（d）船，向前走看著船里的美女（s）我越拖越有勁
"He is very affectionate towards his children."
他非常疼愛他的孩子。
近義：to, toward
standardization
[['st?nd?dai'zei??n]]
[計] 標準化, 規格化\\n[化] 標準化; 標定
近義：normalization, smoothness, uniformity, uniformizing, uniformness, equalization
n. 均勻性;單調，無變化;同樣，一樣;
"The pressure towards uniformity constantly threatens to erode local traditions."
一體化的壓力一直威脅著地方傳統.
近義：monotone, monotony, regularity, sameness, smoothness, standardization
反義：odds, unevenness, unlikeness, inhomogeneity, inequation, difference