decadence
decadence 英 [ˈdekədəns] 美 [ˈdɛkədəns, dɪˈkedns]
n. 堕落，颓废；图享乐
名词复数:decadences
- Whether in reference to chocolate cake for breakfast or wild all-night parties, decadence means extravagance, luxury, and self-indulgence with a sense of moral decline.
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- n. 堕落，颓废；图享乐
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1. the decadence of the Western governing class
西方统治阶级的堕落
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2. the decadence of modern Western society
现代西方社会的颓废现象
- decadence (n.) 1540s, from Middle French décadence (early 15c.), from Medieval Latin decadentia "decay," from decadentem (nominative decadens) "decaying," present participle of decadere "to decay," from Latin de- "apart, down" (see de-) + cadere "to fall" (from PIE root *kad- "to fall"). Used of periods in art since 1852, on French model.
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