decadent

英 [ˈdekədənt]

美 [ˈdekədənt]

adj.  堕落的; 颓废的; 贪图享乐的
n.  颓废派艺术家（文人）; 堕落者

复数：decadents　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 堕落的；颓废的；贪图享乐的
  having or showing low standards, especially moral ones, and an interest only in pleasure and enjoyment rather than serious things
  1. the decadent rich
     贪图享乐的富豪
  2. a decadent lifestyle/society
     堕落的生活方式；腐朽的社会

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

• a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)

adj

• marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay
  1. a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility
  2. a group of effete self-professed intellectuals
  Synonym:effete

双语例句

• The head waiter's eye fell upon his frayed trousers and decadent shoes.
  侍者领班的眼光就落到了他的旧裤子和破皮鞋上。
• I said: there is nothing wrong, but once the disappointment, I will be decadent.
  我说：没有错，而一旦失望的时候，我就会颓废。
• It is a decadent art in every way.
  从各个方面看，它都是一种颓废的艺术。
• I'm not decadent, I just want to live well.
  我不颓废，我只想好好的生活。
• The impact of the market economy, the infiltration of Western decadent culture and social environment caused by the impact of some of today's college students play down the sense of responsibility.
  市场经济的冲击、西方腐朽文化的渗透和社会环境的影响造成了当今部分大学生责任感的淡化。
• Bennett launched a crusade for 'moral values' against decadent 'liberal relativism.'
  贝内特发起了一场捍卫“道德价值”、反对腐朽堕落的“自由相对论”的战争。
• Frustrated when the patient is not a negative decadent, but in silence, the power savings.
  遇到挫折时，忍耐不是消极颓废，而是在沉默中积蓄力量。
• Probably, in that time, the more is decadent.
  可能，在那个时候，更多的是颓废。
• Degenerate and become decadent, which spoils the general mood of society and threats the social stability.
  它污染了社会风气，威胁着社会稳定。
• No chaste-minded, unsophisticated peasant maid she, but the last dregs of a decadent stock!
  她不再是思想纯洁、天真无邪的农家少女，而是堕落家族的残渣余孽。