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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Tamsin is rich, spoilt and trying to live a life of seductive decadence.
  塔姆西是个有钱人，过着放纵而颓废的生活。
• But beneath their masks of relaxation and joviality there was only sterility, meaninglessness and futility, and amid the grandeur and extravagance a spiritual wasteland and a hint of decadence and moral decay.
  但在轻松享乐后留下的只是颓废和一无所取。在物质的奢华后是一片精神的荒原和道德沦丧。
• 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。
• But many on the rich list are politically well-connected and retain a residual ideological opposition to "Western decadence".
  不过，富豪榜上许多人与政界关系良好，并仍然残余着抵制“西方堕落思想”的意识形态。
• Even today it suffers from under development and decadence, like any other remote village.
  与其他偏远村庄一样，即使在今天，该地区还是欠发达，景象残破。
• 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。
• These are my recent thought, I feel really decadence, but what can I do?
  这就是最近的想法吧，感觉好颓废，可是我又能怎么办呢？