| 单词 | diminishing returns |
| 释义 | diminishing returns noun[plural] uk/dɪˌmɪn.ɪʃ.ɪŋ rɪˈtɜːnz/us/dɪˌmɪn.ɪʃ.ɪŋ rɪˈtɝːnz/Thelawofdiminishingreturnsrefers to asituationin which asmallerresultisachievedfor anincreasingamountofeffort. 收益递减（指增加某种生产要素投入的同时，所得到的产量增加量递减的一种现象）Profits & losses
diminishing returns| Business Englishdiminishing returns noun[plural] ukusECONOMICS asituationin which less and less isachieveddespitethe use ofincreasingamountsofeffortormoney: Asdiminishingreturnsset in on any givenmarketingtactic,revenueswillexceedcostsby less and less. See alsolaw of diminishing returns Examplesofdiminishing returnsdiminishing returns We restrict all factors devoted to the accumulation of human capital in order to exhibitdiminishingreturns. From theCambridge English Corpus The income and religiosity variables are logged because we expect their effects to displaydiminishingreturnsat their highest values. From theCambridge English Corpus The larger they grow, the more efficient they become at heat regulation, though they reach a point ofdiminishingreturns. From theCambridge English Corpus So, we are seen to always live in a world of constant returns to scale anddiminishingreturnsto the variable factor. From theCambridge English Corpus But the large task of editing this volume must have been subject to a law ofdiminishingreturns. From theCambridge English Corpus Once the point of eradication is approached, however, the use of increasing numbers of targets producesdiminishingreturns. From theCambridge English Corpus Our model uses a special set-up with linear demand curve,diminishingreturnstechnology and linear emission function. From theCambridge English Corpus The idea ofdiminishingreturnsto effort expended upon the land became generally accepted in economics. From theCambridge English Corpus Once institutions enter the picture, their coordination solutions involve positive feedbacks that were absent in theoretical models based on pervasivediminishingreturns. From theCambridge English Corpus Therefore, additional layers are likely to suffer fromdiminishingreturns. From theCambridge English Corpus Epistasis of neither the 'diminishingreturns' nor ' increasing returns ' type was visible. From theCambridge English Corpus Givendiminishingreturnsto capital, rich countries should grow less rapidly than poor countries. From theCambridge English Corpus This pattern suggests that social diffusion producesdiminishingreturns, not accelerating effects. From theCambridge English Corpus We will also seediminishingreturnsassociated with political moderation. From theCambridge English Corpus Since land and water are region specific, the regional level production functions exhibitdiminishingreturnsto scale. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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