deterioration与degradation的用法区别

问题描述

请问：名词 deterioration 和 degradation 在用法上有什么不同。谢谢！

老师答疑

黎老师：

1. deterioration 是不可数名词，指能力、关系、病情等“恶化，下降”。如：
a deterioration in spelling and grammar among teenagers. 青少年拼写能力和语法知识的下降
concern about the rapid deterioration in relations between the two countries. 对两国关系迅速恶化的担忧
the slow steady deterioration of a patient with Alzheimer’s disease. 一名阿尔茨海默病患者病情的持续缓慢恶化
The recent deterioration has been caused by an apparently endless recession. 看似永无止境的经济衰退导致了最近的恶化。
He was finally forced off the political stage last year by the deterioration of his physical condition.  他最终因身体状况恶化被迫于去年离开了政治舞台。
2. degradation 也是是不可数名词，指品格、价值的“下降，降低”，也可以指地位的“降级”。如：
the degradation of being sent to prison 被关进监狱的落泊境况
Gambling is always coupled with degradation. 赌博总是与堕落相联系。
I feel this signals the degradation of American culture. 我觉得这标志了美国文化的没落。
There are serious problems of land degradation in some arid zones. 在一些干旱地带存在严重的土地退化问题。
They were sickened by the scenes of misery and degradation they found. 目睹困苦、潦倒的景象，他们感到心里极不舒服。