| 单词 | decadent |
| 释义 | decadent (once / 2129 pages) adjn If your friend vacations in lavish hotels, wears thousand-dollar shoes, and refuses to eat cheese that costs less than $20 an ounce, you might say her lifestyle is decadent. A decadent is a person who has fallen into a state of moral or artistic decay. Typically, though, we use decadent as an adjective to describe wasteful indulgence or extravagance. Celebrities who find themselves unable to manage sudden fame and fortune sometimes go overboard, throwing million-dollar parties, living the fast life, turning to drugs and alcohol. And because they're famous, we read about them and their decadent lifestyles in the tabloid papers. WORD FAMILYdecadent: decadence, decadency, decadently, decadents+/decadence: decadences/decadency: decadencies USAGE EXAMPLESThe fast-paced opening sequence of Stephen Fry’s fabulous adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s “Vile Bodies” features a divinely decadent costume party titled “Inferno.” Salon(Dec 31, 2016) He imagines a decadent chocolate cake with creamy frosting. Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016) The decadent, playful tasting menus cost a fraction of what you’d expect in pricey Stockholm, and forget elegant Scandinavian décor. New York Times(Dec 21, 2016) 1adj marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility Syn effete indulgent characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone 2n a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically) Hyper bad person a person who does harm to others |
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