| 释义 |
de·grad·ed
I. \pronunc at degrade I+ə̇d\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of degraden
1. : reduced far below ordinary standards of civilized life and conduct:
a. : marked by poverty, helplessness, and apathy
< dirty, wild, and degraded as only the worst slaves of antiquity had been — Lewis Mumford >
b. : marked by indulgence in vice or debauchery : debased
< he so deplorably dissipated and degraded, and they so bloomy and idyllic — E.V.Lucas >
c. : fallen far below genuine quality : contaminated, distorted, vulgarized
< the writer … who suffers from what he is bound to consider the degraded and irresponsible taste of his time — New Yorker >
2. : characterized by degeneration of structure or function
3. of a color : not saturated to the practical maximum
• de·grad·ed·ly adverb
• de·grad·ed·ness noun -es
II. adjective
Etymology: de- + Latin gradus + English -ed
heraldry : standing on steps — used of a cross; compare degree 1b |