小词详解 | attrition

小词详解 | attrition
attrition 英 [əˈtrɪʃn] 美 [əˈtrɪʃn]

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外刊例句

  • JD.com, the Chinese e-commerce firm, is starting to experiment with tracking which teams and managers are the most efficient, and using algorithms to predict attrition among workers.
    中国电子商务公司京东开始尝试跟踪哪些团队和管理人员效率最高,并使用算法来预测员工流失。
    ——《经济学人》
  • In the call-center world, Mr. Rae says, 5 percent attrition a month — 60 percent a year — is stellar performance.
    瑞先生说,在呼叫中心这一领域,每个月5%的员工流失率,即每年60%已经算得上是杰出表现了。
    ——《纽约时报》

基本释义

[noun] The gradual reduction of a workforce by employees leaving and not being replaced rather than by their being laid off
[名词] 因员工主动离职未补充而非解雇导致的员工数逐渐减少

深入解读

attrition源于拉丁语attritionem(摩擦),除指摩擦外,还特指给敌人的力量或自信造成的消耗、损耗、削弱等,比如战斗中的消耗就可以说“combat attrition”。在接下来的名人用例部分还可以看到a war of ~(消耗战)这个常见搭配。除此之外,attrition还可以表示由于员工离职、退休或死亡带来的自然减员。

名人用例

It's a war of attrition. If you have patience and a modicum of faith in yourself, your chances are not too bad.
这是一场消耗战。如果你有耐心,对自己有一点点信心,你的机会也不会太糟糕。

出自朱莉·鲍温(Julie Bowen,1970年3月3日-),美国女演员。其知名作品包括ABC电视台影集《摩登家庭》(Modern Family)中饰演克莱尔(Claire Dunphy)、《波士顿法律》(Boston Legal)中的丹妮斯·鲍尔(Denise Bauer)等。

同近义词

  • redundancy: the state of being no longer in employment because there is no more work available
  • layoff: a discharge, especially temporary, of a worker or workers
  • resignation: an act of retiring or giving up a position.