effete
美音:[e´fi:t
]
英音:[e´fi:t
]
adj.(动植物等)生产力已枯竭的,衰老的,疲惫的,衰微的
难易程度:
effete为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:effeteness 副词:effetely
词根
ex-=out of,fully 变化型 a-,e-,ec-,ef-,es-,iss-,s-
effete
/ɪ'fi:t; ɪ`fit/
adj
(a) weak, having lost power衰弱的; 丧失权力的
*an effete civilization, empire, government, etc 衰落的文明、没落的帝国、软弱的政府.
(b) lacking vitality and strength; feeble 缺乏活力和力量的; 虚弱的
*an effete young man 无精打彩的年轻人.
adj
(a) weak, having lost power衰弱的; 丧失权力的
*an effete civilization, empire, government, etc 衰落的文明、没落的帝国、软弱的政府.
(b) lacking vitality and strength; feeble 缺乏活力和力量的; 虚弱的
*an effete young man 无精打彩的年轻人.
effete
adj formal
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin;Origin: effetus, from fetus 'producing young']
weak and powerless in a way that you dislike
an attack against effete intellectuals
an effete man looks or behaves like a woman
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin;Origin: effetus, from fetus 'producing young']
weak and powerless in a way that you dislike
an attack against effete intellectuals
an effete man looks or behaves like a woman
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