ef·fete
adjective/ɪˈfiːt/
/ɪˈfiːt/
(disapproving)- (of a person) with manners and interests that other people consider silly, unimportant and not sincere
荒唐的；无能的；不真诚的 - They despised us as effete art students.
他们把我们视为无用的艺术生。
- They despised us as effete art students.
- weak; without the power that it once had
衰弱的；衰败的；丧失权力的 - an effete monarchy
衰弱的君主制
- an effete monarchy
- (disapproving, often offensive) (of a man) behaving in a way that is regarded as weak or typical of a woman
软弱的；女人气的
Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘no longer fertile’): from Latin effetus ‘worn out by bearing young’, from ex- ‘out’ + fetus ‘breeding’; related to fetus.