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decadence

英 [ˈdekədəns]

美 [ˈdekədəns]

n.  堕落; 颓废; 贪图享乐

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BNC.20570 / COCA.17922

牛津词典

    noun

    • 堕落;颓废;贪图享乐
      behaviour, attitudes, etc. which show a fall in standards, especially moral ones, and an interest in pleasure and enjoyment rather than more serious things
      1. the decadence of modern Western society
        现代西方社会的颓废现象

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED 堕落的;颓废的
      If you say that a person or society isdecadent, you think that they have low moral standards and are interested mainly in pleasure.
      1. ...restrictions on the number of decadent western films that were allowed to be shown.
        对颓靡的西方电影在上映数量上的限制
      2. ...the excesses and stresses of their decadent rock 'n' roll lifestyles.
        他们颓废的摇滚生活的种种放浪及层层重压

    英英释义

    noun

    双语例句

    • His article has the power to turn decadence into legend.
      他的文章具有化破朽为神奇的力量。
    • These are my recent thought, I feel really decadence, but what can I do?
      这就是最近的想法吧,感觉好颓废,可是我又能怎么办呢?
    • Tamsin is rich, spoilt and trying to live a life of seductive decadence.
      塔姆西是个有钱人,过着放纵而颓废的生活。
    • This renaissance is beginning now, when people least expect it, when people see only decadence and sterility.
      这次复兴正在开始,它开始在人们最不能预料的时候,它开始在人们只看到衰朽和停滞的时候。
    • How does the mayor of a US city, the symbol for the over-the-top affluence and decadence of America look like?
      一个被世界成为顶级财富和颓废象征的美国城市市长是怎样的?
    • That city seems to be the hothouse of decadence.
      该城市似乎是堕落的温床。
    • And it is the decadence of humanity that we see around in every way possible.
      我们现在在各处都可看见人类的堕落。
    • The decadence of late Victorian art.
      维多利亚晚期文艺的衰落。
    • The country, they say, will inevitably now plunge headlong into decadence.
      他们说,现在整个国家会不可避免地一头陷入衰退中。
    • America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.
      美国是唯一一个直接从野蛮进入颓废、中间没有经过文明阶段的社会。