Dreye權威釋義

vt.

縮減，削減；縮短，省略
curtail a speech
縮短演講稿
The government hopes to curtail public spending.
政府希望縮減公共事業開支。

衍生

n. [C][U]

curtailment

n.

curtailer

辨析

同義:

vt.縮短；簡略

shorten abbreviate condense abridge contract reduce cut whittle compress

同義參見:

decrease¹ minimize lessen abstinence abate stem² clip¹ diminish

反義參見:

lengthen prolong

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

/kəːˈteɪl/

v.

place a restriction on.

Derivative

curtailment n.

Etymology

C15: from obs. curtal ‘horse with a docked tail’, from Fr. courtault, from court ‘short’, from L. curtus; the change in the ending was due to assoc. with tail¹.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》