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effete

E 开头单词

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；疲惫的；（土地）贫瘠的；（动植物）不育的

词根记忆

  • ef(没有) + fet(生产性的) + e→无生产力的
  • ef(出) + fete(=fetus，胎儿)→不再生出胎儿→生产力已枯竭的

同根派生

     

英汉例句

    双语例句

  • Effete heart needs a moment rest
    疲惫的心灵也需要片刻的停歇
  • A lot of people are saying, "Enough of this kind of effete culture.
    很多人都在说，“我们已经厌倦了这毫无生气的文化。
  • 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。

    • 原声例句

  • A lot of people are saying, "Enough of this kind of effete culture.
    很多人都在说，“我们已经厌倦了这毫无生气的文化。
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    • 权威例句

  • Mr Hatoyama, grandson of a prime minister, was born with an effete sense of political entitlement.
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  • 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.
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词组短语

    短语

  • effete e 无生产力的;虚弱的;失去活力
  • earthquake effete 地震效应
  • effete aristocracy 贵族没落
  • effete detail 疲惫枯竭
  • anti -effete 抗衰老

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • 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

    商业

  • 疲惫枯竭

    • 生物学

  • 衰老的
  • 年老失效的