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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

    • 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。