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
- Although the period began with great promise in many fields, by1600 the Renaissance had petered out, leaving political chaos, theological uncertainty, and cultural decadence in its wake.
尽管在这时期的开始,在很多领域有很多重大的允诺,但到1600年时,文艺复兴运动已逐渐消失,残留著政治纷乱、神学的不确定性以及文化的颓废。 - 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。 - It was an age of decadence.
那是个颓废的时代。 - 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。 - 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 popular view is that, although technology and GDP advance, morals and society are treading water or, depending on your choice of newspaper, sinking back into decadence and barbarism.
取决于你爱看哪种立场的报纸,流行的看法是:尽管科技和GDP发展了,道德与社会却停滞不前,甚至可说是,正在向颓废和野蛮沉沦。 - 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? - 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 decadence of morals is bad for nation.
道德的堕落对于国家是不利的。 - That city seems to be the hothouse of decadence.
该城市似乎是堕落的温床。