[mass noun]the process, period, or manifestation of moral or cultural decline 颓废 he denounced Western decadence. 他抨击了西方的颓废。 ■behaviour reflecting such a decline 颓废行为 the juvenile nature of his decadence reveals itself. 他那种幼稚性质的颓废表现了出来。 ■luxurious self-indulgence 堕落,放纵 cream cakes on a Wednesday—pure decadence. 星期三吃奶油蛋糕——完全是放纵。
语源
mid 16th cent.: from French décadence, from medieval Latin decadentia; related to decay