动词
退化;堕落
Liberty often degenerates into lawlessness
自由随便,经常堕落到无法无天
Liberty often degenerates into lawlessness.
自由随便,经常堕落到无法无天。
-同义词和反义词
词性:|adjective|
例句1. a degenerate form of High Renaissance classicism
例句
|adjective|
1.(of a type of equation, curve, etc.) equivalent to a simpler type, especially when a variable or parameter is set to zero.
‘Joining the four points in pairs by lines gives six lines; pairing the six lines in three pairs so that each pair passes through all four points yields the three _degenerate_ conies.’
‘There was another parallelogram - a smallish and a _degenerate_ one - that is often omitted in reproductions.’
2.(of an energy level) corresponding to more than one quantum state.
‘A set of _degenerate_ states constitutes an energy level.’
‘For example, the p orbital has three possible angular momentum quantum states that are _degenerate_ (of the same energy) under normal circumstances.’
3.(of matter) at densities so high that gravitational contraction is counteracted, either by the Pauli exclusion principle or by an analogous quantum effect between closely packed neutrons.
‘The pressure due to the ions can then be treated as an ideal gas, but the pressure due to the _degenerate_ electrons is much larger and hence the gas obeys a different equation of state.’
‘The pressure maintained by a body of _degenerate_ matter is called the degeneracy pressure.’
4.Having lost the physical, mental, or moral qualities considered normal and desirable; showing evidence of decline.
‘a _degenerate_ form of a higher civilization’
‘He broke his silence: ‘You know, if word gets around that you saw me here, it'll ruin my reputation as a _degenerate_ junkie.’’
5.Having reverted to a simpler form as a result of losing a complex or adaptive structure present in the ancestral form.
‘ _degenerate_ offshoots from the main line of vertebrate progress’
‘Therefore, under our conditions, we may not detect up to 13.4% _degenerate_ copies of this repetitive DNA motif in the mitochondrial genome.’
6.Lacking some usual or expected property or quality.
|noun|
1.An immoral or corrupt person.
‘get out of my house, you _degenerate_ !’
‘These articles portrayed the band as obscene perverts and _degenerates_ .’
|verb|
1.Decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally.
‘the quality of life had _degenerated_ ’
‘the debate _degenerated_ into a brawl’
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