decreasing

減少する、低下する

大きさや数、量がだんだん小さくなっている。

やさしい英語で： Becoming smaller in size, number, or amount.

• We face decreasing demand.
• The birds have a decreasing population.
• List the numbers in decreasing order.

類義語： falling, declining, shrinking

反対語： increasing

よく使う表現： decreasing numbers, decreasing demand, decreasing order

減少、低下

数や量、大きさが小さくなる変化。

やさしい英語で： A change that makes a number, amount, or size smaller.

• The decreasing of volume was gradual.
• A steady decreasing of the flow followed.
• The decreasing of these values took several hours.

使い方： the decreasing of something (The decreasing of pressure continued throughout the experiment.)

類義語： decrease, reduction, decline

反対語： increase

よく使う表現： decreasing of something, gradual decreasing