Effete
[ ɪ'fit ]
出国 Abroad
adj. 虚弱无力的;衰落的;柔弱的;女人气的;
💡 词根助记
ex-, e-, ef- 前缀;表示在……外面,从……来;向上的;完整的;剥夺
📝 例句
An effete group of self-professed intellectuals.
一群自鸣颓废的知识分子
People said the aristocracy was effete.
人们说贵族阶级已是日薄西山了。
During the middle ages, Greek civilization declined and became effete.
在中世纪期间，希腊文明开始衰落直至衰败。
The final, effete period of the baroque style.
巴洛克风格最后的衰竭时期
an effete system of education
衰败的教育制度
🌱 联想助记
【记】ef-前缀“出”,fete-庆祝、宴请:天天出去吃宴会,花天酒地,不锻炼身体,唯一的结果就是→不孕,精疲力竭
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
effete
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.
🔁 扩展释义
*[i'fi:t]a. 贫瘠的, 枯竭的, 衰微的
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Do you think you are introverted or extroverted?
你认为你性格内向还是外向？
Any kind of backing out of the contract will be charged a penalty as has been stated in the penalty clause.
任何背弃合同的行为将受到惩罚，这已在处罚条款里写得很清楚了。
Lin Tao did quite well, but Bill did better than Lin Tao.
林涛跳得相当高，但是比尔比林涛跳得更高。