decadence
英 [ˈdekədəns]
美 [ˈdekədəns]
n. 堕落; 颓废; 贪图享乐
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- the decadence of modern Western society
现代西方社会的颓废现象
- the decadence of modern Western society
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.- ...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 - ...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
- ...restrictions on the number of decadent western films that were allowed to be shown.
英英释义
noun
- the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
双语例句
- 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。 - That city seems to be the hothouse of decadence.
该城市似乎是堕落的温床。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.
美国是唯一一个直接从野蛮进入颓废、中间没有经过文明阶段的社会。 - 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？ - 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。 - 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。