effete

[美國]/ɪˈfiːt/
[英國]/ɪˈfiːt/
詞頻: 非常高

中文釋義

adj. 虛弱無力的;衰落的 柔弱的,女人氣的

短語搭配

effete behavior

軟弱無力的行爲

effete society

軟弱無力的社會

effete aristocracy

軟弱無力的貴族

effete leadership

軟弱無力的領導

例句

an effete system of education

衰敗的教育制度

the authority of an effete aristocracy began to dwindle.

沒落貴族的權力開始減弱。

the final, effete period of the baroque style.

巴洛克風格最後的衰竭時期

effete trendies from art college.

藝術學院的做作無用的趕時髦的人。

an effete group of self-professed intellectuals.

一羣自鳴頹廢的知識分子

No one, therefore, can accuse Mr Webb of being an effete peacenik.

因此,沒有人能指責韋伯是一位沒有血性的反戰分子。

原聲例句

People in the north are astonished, you know, that we're not just effete Southerners.

北方人很驚訝,你知道,我們不僅僅是虛弱的南方人。

來源: Street interviews learning English

And the media, we're all effete, elitist assholes.

咱們媒體都是懦弱無能的超級軟蛋。

來源: Newsroom

It was soon predicted that the self-made men of yore would be replaced by effete company drones who did what they were told.

很快就有人預言,昔日靠自己奮鬥成功的人將被那些對衰弱的公司唯命是從的懶漢所取代。

來源: The Economist (Summary)

We hunt from the car, which the Major considered effete. The custom antedates automobiles, going back to the days of the hunting wagon.

我們從車裏打獵,少校認爲這很無力。這種習俗早於汽車,可以追溯到狩獵馬車的時代。

來源: Cross Creek (Part 2)

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