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decadent
颓废者;道德或艺术上堕落的人
核心释义
a person who has fallen into a state of moral or artistic decadence
- 1.
道德堕落的人;颓废者。
A person affected by moral decay.
- 2.
道德或艺术上堕落的人
a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)
道德堕落的人;颓废者。;道德或艺术上堕落的人;颓废派
用法In use
In his later years, the painter became a true decadent, caring only for rich colors and strange beauty.
用法提示:这里的 decadent 是名词,指道德或艺术上颓废的人;became a true decadent 表示“成了一个真正的颓废者”。
These young decadents spend their weekends at expensive clubs and never think about tomorrow.
用法提示:decadents 是 decadent 的复数形式,作名词作主语,指一群颓废的人。
The writer saw himself as a decadent, a man more interested in art than in ordinary life.
用法提示:decadent 在 as a decadent 中作名词,表示身份或归类,指颓废的人。
decadent + noun
形容词用法:常放在名词前,修饰艺术、道德、生活方式等,含贬义。
They rejected the decadent values of the old regime.
他们摒弃了旧政权颓废的价值观。
be decadent
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- decadent society
- 颓废的社会
- Many critics saw the late Roman Empire as a decadent society.许多批评者认为罗马帝国晚期是一个颓废的社会。
- decadent culture
- 颓废的文化
- The film depicts a decadent culture obsessed with pleasure.这部电影描绘了一种沉迷享乐的颓废文化。
- decadent art
- 颓废艺术
- His paintings were condemned as decadent art by conservative critics.他的画作被保守派评论家谴责为颓废艺术。
- decadent lifestyle
- 颓废的生活方式
- He abandoned his decadent lifestyle and moved to the countryside.他抛弃了颓废的生活方式,搬到了乡下。
- decadent age
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 decadent 和 decay(腐烂)的首字母 de 联想起来:精神像在腐烂,就是颓废堕落。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:literary criticism、art history、social commentary 该名词义指道德或艺术上颓废的人,比较正式,多用于文学评论、艺术史或社会批评中;日常口语较少直接用‘a decadent’指代人,正式写作中更常见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 decadent 有关,但没有一个是完全押韵的。accident 和 evident 只在末尾非重读音节 /dənt/ 上与 decadent 相同。decade 和 decay 开头拼写为 dec-,但读音分别是 /ˈdɛkeɪd/ 和 /dɪˈkeɪ/。decent 和 descent 拼写像 decadent 的结尾,但读音分别是 /ˈdiːsənt/ 和 /dɪˈsɛnt/。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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