degeneracy
UK/dɪ'dʒenərəsɪ/US/di'dʒenәrәsi/
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Definitions
n.
The state of having declined morally or physically; depravity
堕落，颓废，道德败坏
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddegeneratedown, away, reversal
+
-acybirth, produce, kind
=degeneracy
The state-noun of degenerate (compare degeneration, the process). degeneracy stresses the condition of being degenerate, often moral. See degenerate.
Common Collocations
- 1.moral degeneracy道德堕落
- 2.social degeneracy社会颓废
- 3.sign of degeneracy堕落的征兆
Example Sentences
- 1.
The novel depicts the moral degeneracy of a dying empire.
- 2.
Critics saw the trend as a sign of cultural degeneracy.