declension

n.
1. decline,deterioration,degradation衰退，恶化，堕落
△Ham.2.2.149: “and by this declension. Into themadness wherein now he raves.”这样一步步下降，就变成他现在这样发疯，胡言乱语。
△R.III.3.7.187(188): “Se-duced the pitch and height of his degree To base de-clension and loathed bigamy.”使他从高贵的地位下降到卑鄙的堕落和可憎的重婚。
2. inflexion of nouns,pronouns and adjectives (名词、代词、形容词的)词尾变化。
△Wiv.4.1.77(74): “Showme now. William. some declensions of your pronouns. ”现在，威廉，你说给我听听代词的几种词尾变化

declension[diˈklenʃən]

n.词尾变化，格变化，倾斜，衰退
‖ declension of virtue道德败坏