单词 | degradation |
释义 | degradationnoun deg·ra·da·tion ˌde-grə-ˈdā-shən 1 : the act or process of degrading environmental degradation the gradual degradation of organic matter … nothing infuriates the female students more than the degradation of women that is associated with male sports … suffer the degradations of poverty and abuse 2 a : decline to a low, destitute, or demoralized state shocked by the hopeless degradation of the "poor whites" Some houses are found spotless, others in a wretched degradation … b : moral or intellectual decadence : degeneration educated him in the bestiality and degradation that war brings degradative ˈde-grə-ˌdā-tiv adjective degradation noun1 as in deterioration a change to a lower state or level English teachers bemoaning the degradation of the language that e-mail and instant messaging have allegedly brought about Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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2 as in corruptness a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior the belief that moral degradation is an unmistakable sign of a nation in decline Synonyms & Similar Words
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