Word · Frequency #21449
decadents
颓废者；道德或艺术上堕落的人
decadents is the plural of decadent.
a person who has fallen into a state of moral or artistic decadence
- 1.
A person affected by moral decay.
道德堕落的人；颓废者。
- 2.
a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)
道德或艺术上堕落的人
道德堕落的人；颓废者。；道德或艺术上堕落的人；颓废派
In use
In his later years, the painter became a true decadent, caring only for rich colors and strange beauty.
These young decadents spend their weekends at expensive clubs and never think about tomorrow.
The writer saw himself as a decadent, a man more interested in art than in ordinary life.
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
形容词用法：作表语，描述某人、某事物或某风气已陷入颓废状态。
The art of that period was decadent in the eyes of many critics.
那个时期的艺术在许多批评家眼中是颓废的。
a decadent
Connections
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
- 衰微的时代
- The philosopher wrote about the decadent age he was living in.这位哲学家写到了他所生活的衰微时代。
Learner notes
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。
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。
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/。
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。
Learn the forms together
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