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decadent

/dek-uh-duhnt, dih-keyd-nt/US // ˈdɛk ə dənt, dɪˈkeɪd nt //UK // (ˈdɛkədənt) //

颓废的,颓废,腐朽的,腐朽

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : characterized by decadence, especially culturally or morally: a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility.
    • : of or like the decadents.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person who is decadent.
    • : one of a group of French and English writers of the latter part of the 19th century whose works were characterized by aestheticism, great refinement or subtlety of style, and a marked tendency toward the artificial and abnormal in content.

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Examples

  • While the more than $10 per ounce price tag makes this steak beyond decadent, I’ve tested Holy Grail’s premium Wagyu and don’t doubt that this will be the best steak my father has ever eaten.

  • Buttery and chewy, rich and decadent is how I describe this classic Philippine dessert.

  • This Hanukkah, we will skip the decadent accoutrements, as they feel wrong against the backdrop of such a difficult year.

  • Hip-hop and R&B stars like Lil’ Kim, Missy Elliott and SWV singer Coko often wore decadent nails in their music videos.

  • With more control over your oil use, sprayers are not just a decadent tool—they can help you stick to a healthier diet, and make your food taste better.

  • The grandson of legendary fashion editor Diana Vreeland, Nicholas Vreeland was poised for a decadent life in high-society.

  • Since it could now survive travel over longer distances, lobster became a decadent treat for the American upper class.

  • I remember going to a rehearsal dinner that had lobster tail on the buffet and thinking that was decadent.

  • Decadent, venal, ineffective, stratified, anxiety-ridden, stumbling from one declared crisis to the next—who wants that?

  • Amongst the characters performances are decadent costumes, over-the-top wigs, and too much leather, fur, and slinky cuts to count.

  • He was that rare thing in a new land, a decadent, a connoisseur in vice, a lover of opiates and of liquor.

  • You must read your Latin authors well, for, since you must be decadent, it is better to decay from a good source.

  • We still seem to detect the influence of a decadent, late Magdalenian style of ornament.

  • Here he became a friend of Grard de Nerval, who was of such influence on the later decadent school.

  • This prince of the seventeenth century was the beau-ideal decadent that many modern novelists have delighted to depict.