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单词 effete
释义
effeteef‧fete /ɪˈfiːt $ e-/ adjective formal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINeffete
Origin:
1600-1700 Latin effetus, from fetus ‘producing young’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • the effete intellectuals in New York society
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Could one call it decadent or effete?
  • He studied the Gascon's dark effete face and the jewel-encrusted pearl which swung arrogantly from one ear lobe.
  • If there were ever an illustration of an effete ruling elite, it is this.
  • That's what these square, effete types did, I eventually figured: they listened to Bartok and bathed a lot.
1weak and powerless in a way that you dislike:  effete intellectuals2an effete man looks or behaves like a woman SYN  effeminate
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