式微shìwēi〈书fml.〉指国家或世族的衰落。也泛指事物衰落(原为《诗经·邶风》篇名){(of a nation or family of traditional importance) decline in power or wealth; decline of a thing (originating from the title of a poem in The Book of Songs·Folksongs of Bei)}: 家道～{the family fortunes have declined; the family has gone down in the world}|制造业日趋～。{The manufacturing industry is declining on a daily basis.}