degeneration

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英 [dɪˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn]

美 [dɪˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn]

degeneration意思解释

n.

变性；

退化；

恶化；

变质

英英释义

n.

the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality

同义词：devolution

the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

同义词：degeneracydecadencedecadency

passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form

同义词：retrogression

词组短语

macular degeneration

fatty degeneration

双语例句

用作名词(n.)Work keeps away three evils: bordom, degeneration and poverty.工作撵跑三个魔鬼：无聊、堕落和贫穷。Ageing is accompanied by a slow degeneration of his mental faculties.随着年龄增长,智力逐渐衰退。There is no cure for retina degeneration.对视网膜脱落,目前还没有治疗的方法。This is a late change in the degeneration of cells.这是细胞衰退的晚期变化。