Decadence
[ 'd?k?d?ns ]
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n. 衰落，墮落，頹廢;
?? 詞根助記
de向下+cad落+ence名詞后綴→墮落，頹廢
?? 例句
the decadence of late Victorian art
維多利亞晚期文藝的衰落.
It is the decadence of the modern bull that has made bullfighting possible.
正是現代公牛的退化使斗牛成為可能。
the decadence of the rich Western countries
富裕的西方國家中的頹廢行為.
That city seems to be the hothouse of decadence.
該城市似乎是墮落的溫床。
The decadence of morals is bad for nation.
道德的墮落對于國家是不利的。
?? 聯想助記
decadent
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?? 反義詞
?? 牛津釋義
decadence
n[U]
(a) (falling to a) lower level (in morals, art, literature, etc) esp after a period at a high level （道德倫理、 藝術、 文學等的）衰落, 墮落（尤指經過一鼎盛時期後）
the decadence of late Victorian art 維多利亞晚期文藝的衰落.
(b) attitude or behaviour that shows this 表現出此種衰落的態度或行為
the decadence of the rich Western countries 富裕的西方國家中的頹廢行為.
?? 擴展釋義
*['dek?d?ns]n. 頹廢
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A vice-presidency
副總裁
Talk about it tomorrow.
明天在說吧！
I'm happy to meet you.
很高興見到你。