Word · Frequency #11310
degenerate
堕落的；道德败坏的；腐化的
Having low moral standards; immoral or corrupt.
- 1.
Having deteriorated, degraded or fallen from normal, coherent, balanced and desirable to undesirable and typically abnormal.
已退化、恶化或从正常、平衡的状态堕落到不理想和异常的状态
- 2.
Having lost good or desirable qualities; hence also having bad character or habits, base, immoral, corrupt.
失去良好或理想品质；因此品行不端、腐败
- 3.
Having lost functionality in general.
失去功能
- 4.
unrestrained by convention or morality
不受习俗或道德约束的
- 5.
Having multiple domain elements correspond to one element of the range.
多个定义域元素对应一个值域元素
- 6.
Qualitatively different, usually simpler, than typical objects of its class.
与同类物体相比质量上不同,通常更简单
- 7.
Having multiple different (linearly independent) eigenvectors.
具有多个不同(线性独立)的特征向量
- 8.
Having the same quantum energy level.
具有相同的量子能级
退化的；恶化的；衰退的；退化的；非单射的；多对一的；简并的；已退化、恶化或从正常、平衡的状态堕落到不理想和异常的状态
In use
The degenerate behavior of the corrupt officials shocked the entire nation.
She left him because of his degenerate lifestyle, which involved heavy drinking and gambling.
The movie portrays a degenerate society where greed and violence are common.
Connections
Collocations
- degenerate behavior
- 堕落的行为；道德败坏的行为
- His degenerate behavior cost him the respect of his colleagues.他堕落的行为使他失去了同事们的尊重。
- morally degenerate
- 道德上堕落的
- The novel portrays a society that has become morally degenerate.这部小说描绘了一个道德上已堕落的社会。
- degenerate case
- 退化情形；极限情形
- The proof fails in the degenerate case where the two lines are parallel.当两条线平行这一退化情形下，这个证明不成立。
- degenerate matter
- 简并物质；退化物质
- The core of a white dwarf consists of degenerate matter.白矮星的核心由简并物质构成。
- degenerate art
- 颓废艺术；堕落艺术
- The Nazis denounced modernist paintings as degenerate art.纳粹把现代主义绘画斥为颓废艺术。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：de-（向下）+ generate（产生）→ 品质产生后一路向下，从正常滑向堕落、退化。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal writing、moral criticism、academic or technical texts 该形容词多用于正式或书面语境，常见于道德评判及学术、科技类描述；日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真押韵：regenerate 的形容词读法 /rɪˈdʒɛnɝət/（本列表取此义），与 degenerate /dɪˈdʒɛnɝət/ 同韵。注意 generate /ˈdʒɛnəreɪt/、venerate /ˈvɛnəreɪt/ 以及 regenerate 的动词读法 /rɪˈdʒɛnəreɪt/ 都读 -eɪt，不押韵。moderate /ˈmɑːdərət/ 和 separate /ˈsɛpərət/ 虽也是 -erate 形容词、读 /ərət/，但重音在首音节，不押韵；separate 作动词读 /ˈsɛpəreɪt/。
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
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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