effete

US [ɪˈfit]
UK [ɪˈfiːt]
  • adj.衰弱的；衰败的；丧失权力的；软弱的
  • Web疲惫的；精疲力尽的；虚弱的

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effete
adj.
1.
衰弱的；衰败的；丧失权力的weak; without the power that it once had
2.
软弱的；女人气的without strength; looking or behaving like a woman

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Definition:
AllAll,衰弱的衰弱的,衰败的衰败的,丧失权力的丧失权力的,软弱的软弱的,疲惫的疲惫的,精疲力尽的精疲力尽的,虚弱的虚弱的
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1.
however, lagged far behind scholarship. Buildings continued to be put up in an effete , decorative Gothic style .
许多年来的建筑总是落后于学术的进步，还是延续那种颓废的，装饰华丽的哥特式风格。
xǔ duō nián lái de jiàn zhù zǒng shì luò hòu yú xué shù de jìn bù , hái shì yán xù nà zhǒng tuí fèi de , zhuāng shì huá lì de gē tè shì fēng gé 。
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2.
he asks in an effete voice mocking an interlocutor he did not care for.
他以一种虚弱的声音嘲讽着一位他不在意的对话者。
tā yǐ yī zhǒng xū ruò de shēng yīn cháo fěng zhe yī wèi tā bù zài yì de duì huà zhě 。
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3.
If I had my choice of roles, I'd opt for Peter Ustinov's part: Lentulus Batiatus, the slave dealer and slightly effete villain.
如果要我选择其中一个角色的话，我会选彼得·乌斯蒂诺夫所扮演的兰图拉斯·巴泰特斯，一个奴隶贩子，些许没落的反派角色。
rú guǒ yào wǒ xuǎn zé qí zhōng yī gè jué sè de huà , wǒ huì xuǎn bǐ dé · wū sī dì nuò fū suǒ bàn yǎn de lán tú lā sī · bā tài tè sī , yī gè nú lì fàn zǐ , xiē xǔ mò luò de fǎn pài jué sè 。
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4.
People said the aristocracy was effete.
人们说贵族阶级已是日薄西山了。
rén men shuō guì zú jiē jí yǐ shì rì bó xī shān le 。
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5.
Discoloration of the tongue, commonly white, is due to deposits of epithelial debris, effete (or worn-out) bacteria, and food.
舌头的变色物质通常是白色的，由上皮细胞的沉淀物，死亡的细菌和食物组成。
shé tou de biàn sè wù zhì tōng cháng shì bái sè de , yóu shàng pí xì bāo de chén diàn wù , sǐ wáng de xì jūn hé shí wù zǔ chéng 。
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6.
The Democrats, meanwhile, strike some white men as effete, cosmopolitan and condescending .
同时民主党人也在攻击一些白人的颓废，到处漂泊和屈尊俯就。
tóng shí mín zhǔ dǎng rén yě zài gōng jī yì xiē bái rén de tuí fèi , dào chù piāo bó hé qū zūn fǔ jiù 。
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7.
besides , metacognition training has brought the effete of transfer to the academic results.
另外，元认知训练对学习成绩有迁移作用。
lìng wài , yuán rèn zhī xùn liàn duì xué xí chéng jì yǒu qiān yí zuò yòng 。
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8.
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。
zài zhōng shì jì qī jiān , xī là wén míng kāi shǐ shuāi luò zhí zhì shuāi bài 。
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9.
Children were being killed because effete English folk would rather adjust the clocks than get up early.
孩子们因事故丧生是因为没出息的英格兰人宁可调整时钟也不愿意早起。
hái zi men yīn shì gù sàng shēng shì yīn wèi méi chū xi de yīng gé lán rén nìng kě tiáo zhěng shí zhōng yě bù yuàn yì zǎo qǐ 。
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10.
No one, therefore, can accuse Mr Webb of being an effete peacenik.
因此，没有人能指责韦伯是一位没有血性的反战分子。
yīn cǐ , méi yǒu rén néng zhǐ zé wéi bó shì yī wèi méi yǒu xuè xìng de fǎn zhàn fēn zǐ 。
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