Word · Frequency #35450
dissolute
/ˈdisəljut/
adjective
放荡的；道德败坏的
Lacking moral restraint; given to sensual pleasures.
- 1.
Unrestrained by morality.
不受道德约束的。
- 2.
unrestrained by convention or morality
不受习俗或道德约束的
- 3.
Recklessly abandoned to sensual pleasures.
放纵于感官享乐的；恣意沉溺的。
不受道德约束的。；不受习俗或道德约束的；放纵于感官享乐的；恣意沉溺的。；放荡的；风流的
In use
After years of a dissolute lifestyle, he found himself alone and in debt.
The novel portrays the dissolute nobleman who squanders his fortune on gambling and drink.
Her friends worried that she was becoming too dissolute, staying out late every night.
be dissolute
常与be动词连用。
He was dissolute in his youth.
他年轻时放荡不羁。
live a dissolute life
常用搭配，表示过放荡的生活。
She lived a dissolute life after inheriting a fortune.
继承遗产后，她过着放荡的生活。
dissolute + noun
作定语修饰名词。
Connections
Synonyms
- debauched
- 放荡不羁的 · 语气比dissolute更强烈，强调道德沦丧
- licentious
- 淫荡的，放纵的 · 侧重性方面的放纵，比dissolute更具体
- profligate
- 挥霍无度的，放荡的 · 兼有浪费和道德放纵之意，可指行为放荡
- wanton
- 恣意的，放荡的 · 强调任性妄为，有时带有性暗示
- dissipated
- 沉迷于享乐的，放荡的 · 侧重于因过度享乐而导致的消耗和堕落
Confusing words
- dissolve
- 溶解；解散 · dissolve是动词，意为‘溶解’或‘解散’；dissolute是形容词，意为‘放荡的’。拼写相似但词性和意义不同。
Learner notes
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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