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

de•gen•er•a•tion n.

the process of degenerating.
the condition or state of being degenerate.
Pathology
- a process by which a tissue deteriorates, loses functional activity, and may become converted into or replaced by other kinds of tissue.
- the condition produced by such a process.

Late Latin dēgenerātiōn- (stem of dēgenerātiō). See de-, generation
1475–85

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degeneration /dɪˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/ n

the process of degenerating
the state of being degenerate
the loss of specialization, function, or structure by organisms and their parts, as in the development of vestigial organs
impairment or loss of the function and structure of cells or tissues, as by disease or injury, often leading to death (necrosis) of the involved part
negative feedback of a signal

de•gen•er•ate v., -at•ed, -at•ing, adj., n.
v. [no obj]

to decline or get worse in personal qualities;
deteriorate:Idleness caused his character to degenerate.
[ ~ (+ into + obj)] to lower or become lower in quality;
fall from a high or normal standard.

adj.

having declined in personal qualities;
deteriorated;
degraded;
depraved:a degenerate ruler.

n. [countable]

a person who has declined, esp. in morals, from a standard:a drunken degenerate.

de•gen•er•a•cy   n. [uncountable]
de•gen•er•a•tion   n. [uncountable]physical degeneration.
de•gen•er•a•tive   adj. See -gen-.

de•gen•er•ate v., -at•ed, -at•ing, adj., n.
v.i.

to fall below a normal or desirable level in physical, mental, or moral qualities;
deteriorate:The morale of the soldiers degenerated, and they were unable to fight.
to diminish in quality, esp. from a former state of coherence, balance, integrity, etc.:The debate degenerated into an exchange of insults.
Pathologyto lose functional activity, as a tissue or organ.
Biology[Evolution.](of a species or any of its traits or structures) to revert to a simple, less highly organized, or less functionally active type, as a parasitic plant that has lost its taproot or the vestigial wings of a flightless bird.

v.t.

to cause degeneration in;
bring about a decline, deterioration, or reversion in.

adj.

having fallen below a normal or desirable level, esp. in physical or moral qualities;
deteriorated;
degraded:a degenerate king.
having lost, or become impaired with respect to, the qualities proper to the race or kind:a degenerate vine.
characterized by or associated with degeneracy:degenerate times.
Mathematicspertaining to a limiting case of a mathematical system that is more symmetrical or simpler in form than the general case.
Physics
- Physics(of modes of vibration of a system) having the same frequency.
- Physics(of quantum states of a system) having equal energy.

a person who has declined, as in morals or character, from a type or standard considered normal.
a person or thing that reverts to an earlier stage of culture, development, or evolution.
a sexual deviate.

Latin dēgenerātus (past participle of dēgenerāre to decline from an ancestral standard), equivalent. to dē de- + gener-, stem of genus race (see genus) + -ātus -ate¹; see generate
1485–95

de•gen′er•ate•ly, adv.
de•gen′er•ate•ness, n.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged worsen, decline, backslide, retrogress.

单词	degeneration
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 de•gen•er•a•tion (di jen′ə rā′shən),USA pronunciation n. the process of degenerating. the condition or state of being degenerate. Pathology a process by which a tissue deteriorates, loses functional activity, and may become converted into or replaced by other kinds of tissue. the condition produced by such a process. Late Latin dēgenerātiōn- (stem of dēgenerātiō). See de-, generation 1475–85 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: degeneration /dɪˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/ n the process of degenerating the state of being degenerate the loss of specialization, function, or structure by organisms and their parts, as in the development of vestigial organs impairment or loss of the function and structure of cells or tissues, as by disease or injury, often leading to death (necrosis) of the involved part negative feedback of a signal WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 de•gen•er•ate /v. dɪˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt; adj., n.* -ərɪt/USA pronunciation* v., -at•ed, -at•ing, adj., n. v. [no obj] to decline or get worse in personal qualities; deteriorate:Idleness caused his character to degenerate. [ ~ (+ into + obj)] to lower or become lower in quality; fall from a high or normal standard. adj. having declined in personal qualities; deteriorated; degraded; depraved:a degenerate ruler. n. [countable] a person who has declined, esp. in morals, from a standard:a drunken degenerate. de•gen•er•a•cy /dɪˈdʒɛnərəsi/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] de•gen•er•a•tion /dɪˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]physical degeneration. de•gen•er•a•tive /-ərətɪv, -əˌreɪtɪv/USA pronunciation adj. See -gen-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 de•gen•er•ate (v. di jen′ə rāt′;adj., n. di jen′ər it),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing, adj., n. v.i. to fall below a normal or desirable level in physical, mental, or moral qualities; deteriorate:The morale of the soldiers degenerated, and they were unable to fight. to diminish in quality, esp. from a former state of coherence, balance, integrity, etc.:The debate degenerated into an exchange of insults. Pathologyto lose functional activity, as a tissue or organ. Biology[Evolution.](of a species or any of its traits or structures) to revert to a simple, less highly organized, or less functionally active type, as a parasitic plant that has lost its taproot or the vestigial wings of a flightless bird. v.t. to cause degeneration in; bring about a decline, deterioration, or reversion in. adj. having fallen below a normal or desirable level, esp. in physical or moral qualities; deteriorated; degraded:a degenerate king. having lost, or become impaired with respect to, the qualities proper to the race or kind:a degenerate vine. characterized by or associated with degeneracy:degenerate times. Mathematicspertaining to a limiting case of a mathematical system that is more symmetrical or simpler in form than the general case. Physics Physics(of modes of vibration of a system) having the same frequency. Physics(of quantum states of a system) having equal energy. n. a person who has declined, as in morals or character, from a type or standard considered normal. a person or thing that reverts to an earlier stage of culture, development, or evolution. a sexual deviate. Latin dēgenerātus (past participle of dēgenerāre to decline from an ancestral standard), equivalent. to dē de- + gener-, stem of genus race (see genus) + -ātus -ate¹; see generate 1485–95 de•gen′er•ate•ly, adv. de•gen′er•ate•ness, n. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged worsen, decline, backslide, retrogress.
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