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

• It was an age of decadence.
  那是个颓废的时代。
• 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。
• 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 film depicts capitalist decadence, with champagne flowing into glasses, smoky rooms, promiscuity and corrupt leaders.
  影片用畅饮香槟、乌烟瘴气的房间、男女的滥交以及腐败的领导人等场景来描述资本主义的堕落。
• He was so trustworthy that they called him the trustworthy. 1 Muhammad was very religious, and he had long detested the decadence and idolatry of his society.
  他值得信赖的特征为他博得「信赖」美名。1穆罕默德极为笃信宗教，他长期以来持续谴责其社会的颓废及盲目崇拜。
• When it crystallized into an aesthetic ritual, it fell into decadence and corruption.
  当文艺复兴成为一种美学定式，它就开始了颓废和堕落。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。