effete

大学

a. 贫瘠的, 枯竭的, 衰微的

发音

UK /ɪˈfiːt/
US /ɪˈfit/
US /ɛˈfit/

词形变化

more effete 比较级 most effete 最高级

别名

effœte

教材释义与例句

形容词

衰老的；疲惫的；（土地）贫瘠的；（动植物）不育的

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    exhausted, spent, worn-out.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    Lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent.

  3. 3.

    Decadent, weak through self-indulgence.

  4. 4.

    Affected, overrefined.

词汇关系

形容词

近义相关 2

refined impotent

词源

From Latin effētus (“exhausted”, literally “that has given birth”), 1620s.

来源：wiktionary