Parental authority has been attenuated somewhat in recent years.近年来父母的权力有所削弱。Recent scandals have weakened him politically.最近的丑闻使他在政治上有所削弱。He said that American military power should never again be vitiated by political concerns.他说美国的军事力量绝不能再次因为政治上的考虑而有所削弱。