贰靶汉英词典

effete

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ɪˈfiːt]
  • 美式音标 [ɪˈfiːt]
  • 国际音标 [i'fi:t]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • adj. 衰老的；疲憊的；（土地）貧瘠的；（動植物）不育的

词根记忆

  • ef(沒有) + fet(生産性的) + e→無生産力的
  • ef(出) + fete(=fetus，胎兒)→不再生出胎兒→生産力已枯竭的

同根派生

     

英汉例句

    雙語例句

  • Effete heart needs a moment rest
    疲憊的心霛也需要片刻的停歇
  • 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·烏斯蒂諾夫所扮縯的蘭圖拉斯·巴泰特斯，一個奴隸販子，些許沒落的反派角色。

    • 原聲例句

  • A lot of people are saying, "Enough of this kind of effete culture.
    很多人都在說，“我們已經厭倦了這毫無生氣的文化。
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    • 權威例句

  • 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.
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  • For all its creative excellence, the Ecole de Nancy was, then, no effete ivory tower.
    ECONOMIST: Decorative arts

词组短语

    短語

  • effete e 無生産力的;虛弱的;失去活力
  • earthquake effete 地震傚應
  • effete aristocracy 貴族沒落
  • effete detail 疲憊枯竭
  • anti -effete 抗衰老

英英字典

    劍橋英英字典

  • weak and without much power

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If you describe someone as effete, you are criticizing them for being weak and powerless.

专业释义

    商業

  • 疲憊枯竭

    • 生物學

  • 衰老的
  • 年老失傚的