decadence
英 [ˈdekədəns]
美 [ˈdekədəns]
n. 堕落; 颓废; 贪图享乐
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- the decadence of modern Western society
现代西方社会的颓废现象
- the decadence of modern Western society
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.- ...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 - ...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
- ...restrictions on the number of decadent western films that were allowed to be shown.
英英释义
noun
- the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
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。