1540s, from Middle French décadence (early 15c.), from Medieval Latin decadentia "decay," from decadentem (nominative decadens) "decaying," present participle of decadere "to decay," from Latin de- "apart, down" (see de-) + cadere "to fall" (see case (n.1)). Used of periods in art since 1852, on French model.
雙語例句
1. The empire had for years been falling into decadence.
這個帝國走向腐朽墮落已經(jīng)經(jīng)年。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The country, they say, will inevitably now plunge headlong into decadence.
他們說，現(xiàn)在整個國家會不可避免地一頭陷入衰退中。
來自柯林斯例句
3. the decadence of modern Western society
現(xiàn)代西方社會的頹廢現(xiàn)象
來自《權威詞典》
4. The decadence of morals is bad for a nation.
道德的墮落對國家是不利的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. That city seems to be the hothouse of decadence.