n.[U]

1. 下降，降低；降级
   Donald Trump's utterance of sexually predatory remarks is a degradation of his personality.

   特朗普说出性掠夺的话是对他自己人格的降级。

2. 堕落；丢脸
   moral degradation

   道德堕落

3. 【地】陵削，剥蚀
4. 【宗】革除神职

n.

1. the condition or process of degrading or being degraded.
2. Geology  the wearing down of rock by disintegration.