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单词 decadence
释义 decadence /ˈdekədəns/ n.
1.(state of decay)衰落

The empire had for years been falling into decadence.帝国陷入衰落已经好多年了。

a culture that has gone from barbarism to decadence without passing through civilization未经文明阶段而直接从野蛮走向衰落的文化

2.(process of decay)堕落;腐化

That policy had been the cause of Spanish decadence over the past 200 years.那项政策是西班牙在过去两百多年来不断走向衰落的原因。

The lobby has asserted that social decadence and national decline can only be arrested by good old family values.游说团体称, 只有靠过去良好的家庭价值观才能遏制社会的堕落和国家的衰退。

3.<非正式>(self-indulgent nature)颓废;自我放纵

For true decadence, pour the liqueur onto vanilla ice cream.如果真的想享受一下, 就把烈酒浇在香草冰激凌上试试。

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