decadent 英 [ˈdekədənt]   美 [ˈdɛkədənt, dɪˈkednt]

decadent

decadent  英 [ˈdekədənt] 美 [ˈdɛkədənt, dɪˈkednt]

adj. 颓废的;堕落的,图享乐的 

名词复数:decadents 

the decadent rich 颓废的富豪
a decadent lifestyle, a decadent society 堕落的生活方式;腐朽的社会

  • If your friend vacations in lavish hotels, wears thousand-dollar shoes, and refuses to eat cheese that costs less than $20 an ounce, you might say her lifestyle is decadent.
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  • adj. 颓废的;堕落的,图享乐的
  • 1. the decadent rich

    颓废的富豪

  • 2. a decadent lifestyle, a decadent society

    堕落的生活方式;腐朽的社会

  • decadent (adj.) "in a state of decline or decay (from a former condition of excellence)," 1837, from French décadent, back-formation from décadence (see decadence). In reference to literary (later, other artistic) schools that believed, or affected to believe, they lived in an age of artistic decadence, 1885 in French, 1888 in English. Usually in a bad sense:
deca·dent / ˈdekədənt ; NAmE ˈdekədənt / adjective ( disapproving) having or showing low standards, especially moral ones, and an interest only in pleasure and enjoyment rather than serious things 堕落的;颓废的;贪图享乐的 the decadent rich 贪图享乐的富豪 a decadent lifestyle/society 堕落的生活方式;腐朽的社会 decadent decadents deca·dent / ˈdekədənt ; NAmE ˈdekədənt /
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