decadence
/ˈdekədəns/noun
mass noun
1- the process, period, or manifestation of moral or cultural decline颓废：
he denounced Western decadence.
他抨击了西方的颓废。
1.1
- behaviour reflecting such a decline颓废行为：
the juvenile nature of his decadence reveals itself.
他那种幼稚性质的颓废表现了出来。
1.2
- luxurious self-indulgence堕落, 放纵：
cream cakes on a Wednesday-pure decadence.
星期三吃奶油蛋糕——完全是纵情享受。
词源
mid 16th cent.: from French décadence, from medieval Latin decadentia; related to DECAY.