Word · Frequency #19107
decrepit
破旧的；年久失修的
核心释义
多形容物
worn out or broken down by age or heavy use
- 1.
因年老或磨损而衰弱或破旧的。
Weakened or worn out from age or wear.
- 2.
因使用过度而磨损和破损的
worn and broken down by hard use
- 3.
缺乏身体或肌肉力量或活力的
lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
衰老的；虚弱的；因年老或磨损而衰弱或破旧的。；因使用过度而磨损和破损的；缺乏身体或肌肉力量或活力的；衰老的
用法In use
The old wooden bridge looked decrepit, so we decided not to cross it.
用法提示：decrepit 作形容词，表示因年久失修而破旧不堪。
After years of hard use, the factory's machines had become decrepit and unreliable.
用法提示：decrepit 作形容词，形容因过度使用而磨损破败的状态。
The decrepit dog could barely climb the stairs, showing its age and weakness.
用法提示：decrepit 作形容词，形容年老体衰、缺乏力量和活力。
a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape
decrepit + noun (attributive use)
作定语时，decrepit 通常放在名词前，强调事物因年久失修或过度使用而残破。
They bought a decrepit farmhouse in the countryside.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- decrepit building
- 破旧的建筑
- The decrepit building was finally scheduled for demolition.这栋破旧的建筑终于被列入拆除计划。
- decrepit infrastructure
- 年久失修的基础设施
- The city's decrepit infrastructure needs urgent investment.这座城市年久失修的基础设施亟需投资。
- decrepit old man
- 衰老虚弱的老人
- A decrepit old man sat alone on the park bench.一位衰老虚弱的老人独自坐在公园长椅上。
- decrepit body
- 衰老虚弱的身体
- His decrepit body could no longer keep up with his active mind.他衰老虚弱的身体再也跟不上他活跃的思维。
- decrepit car
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：decrepit 读来像‘得克瑞皮特’，想象一位衰弱的老人，房子也破旧漏风，颤巍巍随时会散架——衰老又破旧。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing about old buildings or objects、literary descriptions of an elderly person's frailty decrepit 多用于正式或书面语，强调因年老或长期使用而衰老、破旧或衰弱，常带负面或怜悯色彩。口语中较少用，有时会夸张地说某物很破旧。建议在正式描述、文学性写作或需要突出破败状态时使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
没有选词与 decrepit /dəˈkrɛpɪt/ 完全押韵。注意拼写相近但读音不同：crept 读 /krɛpt/，少了结尾的 /ɪt/；pit 和 spit 的元音是 /ɪ/，不是 /ɛ/；tepid 和 intrepid 结尾是 /-ɛpɪd/（浊音 /d/），而 decrepit 结尾是 /-ɛpɪt/（清音 /t/）；merit 读 /ˈmɛrɪt/，是 /ɛr/ 而非 /ɛp/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.