名詞 attrition:

1. erosion by friction
   同義詞：abrasion, corrasion, detrition
2. the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
   同義詞：grinding, abrasion, detrition
3. sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
   同義詞：contrition, contriteness
4. a wearing down to weaken or destroy
5. the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction

1. The long war of attrition exhausted the strength of both countries.
   這場(chǎng)長(zhǎng)期的消耗戰(zhàn)耗盡了兩國(guó)的力量。

at.tri.tion

n.（名詞）
A rubbing away or wearing down by friction.
摩擦，磨損，消磨：通過(guò)磨擦作用擦掉或消耗掉
A gradual diminution in number or strength because of constant stress.
消耗，耗損，削弱：指因不斷的壓力而使數(shù)量或力量逐漸減少
A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through retirement, resignation, or death.
人員耗損，減縮人員：指逐漸的、正常的成員或人員的減少，如退休、辭職或死亡
Theology Repentance for sin motivated by fear of punishment rather than by love of God.
【神學(xué)】 不徹底的懺悔：出于害怕被懲罰而對(duì)自己罪的懊悔，并非出于對(duì)上帝的愛(ài)

來(lái)源：
Middle English attricioun [regret, breaking]
中古英語(yǔ) attricioun [后悔，打碎]
from Old French attrition [abrasion]
源自 古法語(yǔ) attrition [磨損]
from Late Latin attritiô attritiôn- [act of rubbing against]
源自 后期拉丁語(yǔ) attritiô attritiôn- [擦的行為]
from Latin attrotus [past participle of] atterere [to rub against]
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) attrotus [] atterere的過(guò)去分詞 [對(duì)…擦]
ad- [against] * see ad-
ad- [相反地，對(duì)著] *參見(jiàn) ad-
terere [to rub] * see ter…-
terere [擦] *參見(jiàn) ter…-