decadence

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dec·a·dence /ˈdekədəns/ noun [uncountable]  BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSbehaviour that shows that someone has low moral standards and is more concerned with pleasure than serious matters 堕落，颓废

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decadence• It's full of blasphemy and decadence.• It encourages a cynical, destructive decadence.• Our age is not an age of decadence.• Female illiteracy, even in the well-off classes, is one of the characteristics of the decadence that led to colonization.• There is another dimension to the decadence of Britain and the Western world.Origin decadence (1700-1800) French décadence, from Latin decadere “to fall, sink”

dec·a·dence nounChineseSyllable  

behaviour that moral Corpus standards that someone shows low and has

decadence
dec‧a‧dence /ˈdekədəns/ noun [uncountable]behaviour that shows that someone has low moral standards and is more concerned with pleasure than serious matters

deca·denceBrE /ˈdekədəns/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdekədəns/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (disapproving) behaviour, attitudes, etc. which show a fall in standards, especially moral ones, and an interest in pleasure and enjoyment rather than more serious things 堕落；颓废；贪图享乐◆the decadence of modern Western society现代西方社会的颓废现象