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

• 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。
• The decadence of late Victorian art.
  维多利亚晚期文艺的衰落。
• The decadence of young offenders is always firstly caused by their families and then society.
  少年犯的堕落首先是由他们的家庭造成的、然后才是由社会造成的。
• Shanxi Tea Merchant's decadence because of their traditional commercial activities didn't suit to large-scale socialized production and the development requirements of market economy.
  晋帮茶商衰落的深层次原因在于其代表的传统商贸活动方式不适应于社会化大生产和市场经济的发展要求。
• Chapter 14 sets forth a new theory of history, a theory of decadence and renaissance.
  本书的第14章提出了一个新的历史理论，一个关于衰朽与复兴的理论。
• 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？
• That city seems to be the hothouse of decadence.
  该城市似乎是堕落的温床。
• Dr Liao can remember when plastic surgery would have been seen as bourgeois decadence of the first order.
  廖医生记得，要是在过去，整容手术会被看作头等的资产阶级腐化行为。
• 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。