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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

    • 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。
    • I tend to go for decadence to state my financial position in life.
      对于说我的经济地位我感觉有点颓废。
    • It is the decadence of the modern bull that has made bullfighting possible.
      正是现代公牛的退化使斗牛成为可能。
    • I have been fighting the prevailing decadence for years.
      多年来我一直在和盛行的颓废现象作斗争。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • The decadence of late Victorian art.
      维多利亚晚期文艺的衰落。
    • 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。
    • Because of its decadence, few want to understand the art taking place in the bullring. Abstract: The author analyses some obstacles that exist in the development of countryside market and thein causes.
      鉴于这个原因,很少有人愿意去理解斗牛场中发生的这种艺术。文摘:分析了开拓农村市场面临的几种障碍及产生的原因。
    • The film depicts capitalist decadence, with champagne flowing into glasses, smoky rooms, promiscuity and corrupt leaders.
      影片用畅饮香槟、乌烟瘴气的房间、男女的滥交以及腐败的领导人等场景来描述资本主义的堕落。