English Dictionary

atrophy

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈæt.ɹə.fi/

動詞

自動詞 他動詞

(intransitive) To wither or waste away. / (transitive) To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.

日本語の意味

(自動詞) 衰えて萎縮する、つまり、次第に機能や組織が縮小し、弱体化すること。 / (他動詞) ～を萎縮させる、つまり、何かの機能や組織が衰えるように作用させること。

If you don't use those muscles, they will atrophy over time.

その筋肉を使わないと、やがて萎縮してしまう。

意味（1）

(intransitive) To wither or waste away.

The M10 highway looks normal enough at the southern limits of St. Petersburg, but then, with a jolt, it begins to atrophy. For the next 430 miles the surface of the highway, while paved, varies from corduroy to jaw-rattling patchwork.

意味（2）

(transitive) To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.

Cold silence has a tendency to atrophy any sense of compassion

atrophies （ present singular third-person ）

atrophying （ participle present ）

atrophied （ participle past ）

atrophied （ past ）