effete
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基本解釋
- adj. 衰老的；疲憊的；（土地）貧瘠的；（動植物）不育的
詞根記憶
- ef(沒有) + fet(生產(chǎn)性的) + e→無生產(chǎn)力的
- ef(出) + fete(=fetus，胎兒)→不再生出胎兒→生產(chǎn)力已枯竭的
英漢例句
- Effete heart needs a moment rest
疲憊的心靈也需要片刻的停歇 - A lot of people are saying, "Enough of this kind of effete culture.
很多人都在說，“我們已經(jīng)厭倦了這毫無生氣的文化。 - If I had my choice of roles, I'd opt for Peter Ustinov's part: Lentulus Batiatus, the slave dealer and slightly effete villain.
如果要我選擇其中一個角色的話，我會選彼得·烏斯蒂諾夫所扮演的蘭圖拉斯·巴泰特斯，一個奴隸販子，些許沒落的反派角色。 - A lot of people are saying, "Enough of this kind of effete culture.
很多人都在說，“我們已經(jīng)厭倦了這毫無生氣的文化。
耶魯公開課 - 文學(xué)理論導(dǎo)論課程節(jié)選 - Mr Hatoyama, grandson of a prime minister, was born with an effete sense of political entitlement.
ECONOMIST: Banyan - This coupled with his dark sensuous eyes and full lips gave him an effete quality.
NPR: Sergeant Notes Odd Rituals of War in Afghanistan - For all its creative excellence, the Ecole de Nancy was, then, no effete ivory tower.
ECONOMIST: Decorative arts
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詞組短語
- effete e 無生產(chǎn)力的;虛弱的;失去活力
- earthquake effete 地震效應(yīng)
- effete aristocracy 貴族沒落
- effete detail 疲憊枯竭
- anti -effete 抗衰老
短語
英英字典
- weak and without much power
- If you describe someone as effete, you are criticizing them for being weak and powerless.
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專業(yè)釋義
- 疲憊枯竭
- 衰老的
- 年老失效的