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effete

[ɪˈfi:t] [ɪˈfit]
例句
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
  • ADJ-GRADED
    软弱的;无权力的;怯懦的
    If you describe someone as effete, you are criticizing them for being weak and powerless.
    例句
    ...the charming but effete Russian gentry of the 1840s and 1850s. 19世纪四五十年代迷人但怯懦的俄国贵族
英英词典释义
  • Adjective
    1. marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay;
    "a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility""a group of effete self-professed intellectuals"