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decadence

🇬🇧 UK/'dekәdәns/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A state of moral or cultural decline; excessive self-indulgence in luxury or pleasure.

颓废,堕落;过度放纵享乐

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
dedown, away, reversal
+
cadfall, befall, happen
+
encestate, quality
=decadence

Common Collocations

  • 1.moral decadence道德衰退
  • 2.cultural decadence文化衰退
  • 3.decadence period衰退时期

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The empire's decadence became evident as corruption spread throughout society.

  • 2.

    Some critics viewed the artist's work as representing cultural decadence.

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