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degenerate

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漢語翻譯


a. 墮落的
vi. 退化, 墮落
vt. 使變質, 使退化
【醫】 退化, 變質, 精神變質者

詞型變化:

名詞:degenerateness 副詞:degenerately 動詞過去式:degenerated 過去分詞:degenerated 現在分詞:degenerating 第三人稱單數:degenerates 

英文解釋:

名詞 degenerate:

  1. a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
    同義詞:pervert, deviant, deviate

動詞 degenerate:

  1. grow worse
    同義詞:devolve, deteriorate, drop

形容詞 degenerate:

  1. unrestrained by convention or morality
    同義詞:debauched, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast

例句:

  1. The state of being degenerate.
    退化墮落或退化的狀態
  2. His health is degenerating rapidly.
    他的健康狀況迅速惡化。
  3. Her commitment to a great cause degenerated from a crusade into an obsession.
    她致力於一偉大事業,但其崇高的奮鬥精神已變質成為偏執的狂熱。
  4. This degenerate seduced my daughter!
    這個道德敗壞的人勾引我的女兒!

詳細解釋:


de.gen.er.ate

adj.(形容詞)
Having declined, as in function or nature, from a former or original state:
走下坡的,衰退的:從先前或最初的狀態衰落的,如在功能或性質方面:
例句:
a degenerate form of an ancient folk art.
一種走下坡的古老民間藝術

Having fallen to an inferior or undesirable state, especially in mental or moral qualities.
墮落的:降到低等的或不合社會道德標準的狀態的,尤指在精神或道德品質方面
Physics Taking on several discrete values or existing in two or more quantum states:
【物理學】 簡併的:呈出幾個分離值的,或存在於兩個或更多的量子狀態中的:
例句:
degenerate energy levels.
簡併能級

Physics Characterized by great density and consisting of atoms stripped of electrons:
【物理學】 簡併的:具有密度大的特徵,且包括脫去電子的原子的:
例句:
degenerate matter.
簡併物質

Medicine Characterized by degeneration, as of tissue, a cell, or an organ.
【醫學】 變性的,變質的:組織、細胞或器官等變質的
Biology Having lost one or more highly developed functions, characteristics, or structures through evolution:
【生物學】 退化的:通過進化而失去一個或多個高度發達的功能、特徵、結構的:
例句:
a degenerate life form.
一種退化了的生命形式

Genetics
【遺傳學】
Coding for the same amino acid as another codon.
變質密碼子的:為作為另一個密碼子的同樣的胺基酸編密碼的
Having more than one codon specify the same amino acid. Used of a genetic code.
兼併密碼子的:有不止一個密碼子來指定同樣的胺基酸。用於一種遺傳基因
n.(名詞)
A depraved, corrupt, or vicious person.
墮落者:腐敗、傷風化或 * 的人
A person lacking or having progressively lost normative biological or psychological characteristics.
精神變態者,身心不健全者:缺乏或逐漸喪失了規範的生物特徵或心理特徵的人
v.intr.(不及物動詞)
de.gen.er.at.ed,de.gen.er.at.ing,de.gen.er.ates[-…-r3t.]
To fall below a normal or desirable state, especially functionally or morally; deteriorate:
墮落:落到低於正常的或符合社會道德標準的狀態,尤指在機能方面或道德方面;惡化:
例句:
old water pipes that are degenerating with age; a dispute that degenerated into a brawl.
年久失修而逐漸失去功用的水管;發展成為爭吵的辯論

To decline in quality:
退化,變質:在質量方面下降:
例句:
The quality of his writing degenerated as he continued to drink.
他的寫作質量隨著他的酗喝而變質

To undergo degeneration.
經歷退化、衰退、墮落

來源:
Latin gener3tus [past participle of] dôgener3re [to depart from one`s own kind, deteriorate]
拉丁語 gener3tus [] dôgener3re的過去分詞 [從自己那一類中背離,惡化]
- [de-]
- [表示.降低.]
genus gener- [race] * see gen…-
genus gener- [種類,種屬] *參見 gen…-

【引伸】
degen.erately
adv.(副詞)
degen.erateness
n.(名詞)

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