decadent
英 ['dek?d(?)nt]
美['d?k?d?nt]
- adj. 頹廢的；衰微的
- n. 頹廢者
暢通詞匯TEM8TOEFL低頻詞
英文詞源
- decadent (adj.)
- "in a state of decline or decay (from a former condition of excellence)," 1837, from French décadent, back-formation from décadence (see decadence). In reference to literary (later, other artistic) schools that believed, or affected to believe, they lived in an age of artistic decadence, 1885 in French, 1888 in English. Usually in a bad sense:
"Bread, supposedly the staff of life, has become one of our most decadent foods -- doughy, gummy, and without the aroma, flavor, texture, taste and appearance that is typical of good bread." ["College and University Business" 1960]
Beckoning sense of "desirable and satisfying to self-indulgence" begins c. 1970 in commercial publications in reference to desserts.
雙語例句
- 1. Bennett launched a crusade for "moral values" against decadent "liberal relativism."
- 貝內特發起了一場捍衛“道德價值”、反對腐朽墮落的“自由相對論”的戰爭。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Don't let decadent ideas eat into yourselves.
- 別讓頹廢的思想侵蝕你們.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Bullfighting was left with the new decadent method, the almost impossible technique.
- 他們留給斗牛事業的遺產是:墮落的新方法令人生厭的技藝.
來自辭典例句
- 4. It was suppressed in the early 1920 s, stamped as " decadent " and " individualist. "
- 它于20年代初被指責為 “ 頹廢 ” 和 “ 個人主義 ” 而遭查禁.
來自辭典例句
- 5. The head waiter's eye fell upon his frayed trousers and decadent shoes.
- 侍者領班的眼光就落到了他的舊褲子和破皮鞋上.
來自辭典例句