n.降级;降职;降等
He will demand the demotion of police officers who decided to act as a law unto themselves. 他会要求把那些准备不顾法规而自行其是的警官们降职。
His gripe has something to do with a perceived demotion within the offense. 他对球队的抱怨很大程度上和他在球队进攻中作用的下降有关。