degenerate
v 堕落；衰退（de坏+gener+ate→往坏产生→堕落）
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degenerate
/ di5dVenEreit / vi. / di5dVenErEt / adj.
◙ adjective1. having lost the physical, mental, or moral qualities considered normal and desirable; showing evidence of decline• 衰退的，堕落的 »a degenerate form of a higher civilization. 较高等文明的衰退形式。2. (technical)lacking some property, order, or distinctness of structure previously or usually present, in particular• [技] 退化的，尤指 [Mathematics] relating to or denoting an example of a particular type of equation, curve, or other entity that is equivalent to a simpler type, often occurring when a variable or parameter is set to zero• [数] 退化的 [Physics] relating to or denoting an energy level which corresponds to more than one quantum state• [物理] 简并的 [Physics] relating to or denoting 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• [物理] 衰退的 [Biology] having reverted to a simpler form as a result of losing a complex or adaptive structure present in the ancestral form• [生] 简并的，退化的◙ noun1. an immoral or corrupt person• 堕落的人◙ verb1. [no obj.] decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally• 退化，减退；堕落，变坏 »the quality of life had degenerated. 生活质量已经下降了。 »the debate degenerated into a brawl. 辩论沦为一场争吵。【派生】
♦ degenerately adverb【语源】
1. late 15th cent.: from Latin degeneratus 'no longer of its kind', from the verb degenerare, from degener 'debased', from de- 'away from' + genus, gener- 'race, kind'
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