decadence

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decadence 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 颓废

英文释义

n the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

decadence 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 decadence 在自然语境里怎么用：

At the Frick’s “Ruffles & Ribbons” exhibit, she confronts the deeper meaning of decadence.

—— Queen Elizabeth II and the Lost Art of Fashion Diplomacy

By putting religious and profane art together—a picture of Christ on one wall and Apollo on another, both equalized in their prettiness—Raphael triggered centuries of decadence.

—— “Raphael: Sublime Poetry,” Reviewed: The Met Rescues a Master

The decadence of a culture or civilization, and indeed its ruling class, will be forgiven only if that culture is capable of delivering economic growth and security for the public.

—— We translated the Palantir manifesto for actual human beings

If neither cultural decadence, nor material inequality, nor phones and social media seem to fit the shape of this particular phenomenon, we have to keep looking for what broke our brains in the 2020s.

—— If America's so rich, how'd it get so sad?

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