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

• the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
  Synonym:degeneracydegenerationdecadency

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。
• Britain is a nation fallen to decadence in decline.
  英国成了一个衰落中的堕落国家。
• The decadence of late Victorian art.
  维多利亚晚期文艺的衰落。
• 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。
• Iran's government has long been hostile to neckties, which is seen as a symbol of Western decadence.
  伊朗政府一直对领带这种西方颓废文化的象征深恶痛绝。
• 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。
• 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。
• That city seems to be the hothouse of decadence.
  该城市似乎是堕落的温床。
• 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。
• 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。