degeneracy

英 [dɪ'dʒenərəsi] 美 [dɪ'dʒenərəsi]

• n. 退步；退化；堕落；[遗传学]兼并：在同一个氨基酸多个密码子的一个遗传密码中出现

英英释义

Noun:

1. the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

2. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles;

   "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"
   "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"
   "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"
   "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration.
   思想腐化之后紧接着就是道德沦丧。
2. It is really a sad thing to see them sink into such moral degeneracy.
   看他们堕落到这个地步，也真是一件可悲的事。

经典引文

• Nature in its utmost Corruption and Degeneracy.

  出自： Addison

• A distortion of the molecule that removes the degeneracy of the electronic states.

  出自： P. W. Atkins

词汇搭配

• degenerate 退化
• degeneracy in linear programming 线性规划的退化...
• spin degeneracy 自旋筒并性(自旋筒并...
• degeneracy temperature 简并温度
• stigma of degeneracy 变质特征
• orbital degeneracy 轨道简并度
• degeneracy in simplex method [计] 单纯形法的退...
• degeneracy semiconductor 简并半导体
• criterion of degeneracy 退化判别式
• exchange degeneracy 交换简并
• threefold degeneracy 三重简并性

近反义词

【近义词】

• corruption 贪污
• depravity 堕落
• decadence 衰落
• wickedness 邪恶
• immorality 不道德
• decadency 衰微
• degeneration 堕落
• depravation 恶化
• putrefaction 腐败