n.降級(jí)；降職；降等

He will demand the demotion of police officers who decided to act as a law unto themselves. 他會(huì)要求把那些準(zhǔn)備不顧法規(guī)而自行其是的警官們降職。

His gripe has something to do with a perceived demotion within the offense. 他對(duì)球隊(duì)的抱怨很大程度上和他在球隊(duì)進(jìn)攻中作用的下降有關(guān)。