diminishing returns

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  • 收益递减
  • diminishing n.减小;削弱动词diminish的现在分词.
  • returns n.报告;统计表;研究成果名词return的复数形式.
    1. There is a law of diminishing returns that becomes operative in old age,I find.
      我发现人步入老年后存在着一条收益递减的规律。