衰退之 meaning in English

decaying

Study on japanese economy depression enigma beginning in the 1990s
20世纪90年代以降日本经济衰退之谜解析
The impact that the experience of the depression has had on views about the role of the government in the economy is easily understood when we recall the sheer magnitude of that economic downturn
关于政府在经济活动中的作用，人们从大萧条的经历中得出了（肯定）答案，考虑到当时经济衰退之严重，有这样强烈的印象一点不奇怪。