英语词汇“decadence”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Whether in reference to chocolate cake for breakfast or wild all-night parties, decadence means extravagance, luxury, and self-indulgence with a sense of moral decline.

The Latin root of decadence means "to fall down," and this may help you understand the full sense of the word. Decadence is not simply a synonym for excess; it also suggests that one's morals have gone down. The word is usually negative but not always. When hostile critics called a group of French writers and artists in the late 1800s decadents, these poets and painters embraced the label. When a pastry chef calls her creation Chocolate Decadence, she is promoting a mildly guilty pleasure, not announcing the end of Western civilization.

WORD FAMILY

decadence: decadences+/decadency: decadencies/decadent: decadence, decadency, decadently, decadents

USAGE EXAMPLES

There are two themes under one roof at the Red Derby's Decades of Decadence party.

Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016)

He professes to be fighting decadence because he is a pious Muslim.

BBC(Dec 22, 2016)

“It’s about desperation, decadence, depression and rage,” said a reverend.

New York Times(Dec 09, 2016)

n the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

Syn|Hyper

decadency, degeneracy, degeneration

abasement, abjection, degradation

a low or downcast state

单词	decadence
释义	decadence (once / 3636 pages) n Whether in reference to chocolate cake for breakfast or wild all-night parties, decadence means extravagance, luxury, and self-indulgence with a sense of moral decline. The Latin root of decadence means "to fall down," and this may help you understand the full sense of the word. Decadence is not simply a synonym for excess; it also suggests that one's morals have gone down. The word is usually negative but not always. When hostile critics called a group of French writers and artists in the late 1800s decadents, these poets and painters embraced the label. When a pastry chef calls her creation Chocolate Decadence, she is promoting a mildly guilty pleasure, not announcing the end of Western civilization. WORD FAMILY decadence: decadences+/decadency: decadencies/decadent: decadence, decadency, decadently, decadents USAGE EXAMPLES There are two themes under one roof at the Red Derby's Decades of Decadence party. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) He professes to be fighting decadence because he is a pious Muslim. BBC(Dec 22, 2016) “It’s about desperation, decadence, depression and rage,” said a reverend. New York Times(Dec 09, 2016) n the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities Syn\|Hyper decadency, degeneracy, degeneration abasement, abjection, degradation a low or downcast state
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