degenerate /di'dʒenәreit/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
• (v.) grow worse
• (adj.) unrestrained by convention or morality

Chinese translation

• a. 堕落的
• vi. 退化, 堕落
• vt. 使变质, 使退化

Word details

Part of speech

adjective / verb

Pronunciation

/di'dʒenәreit/

Syllables

4

Exam levels

CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 3.33 · Super Super Rare

Word forms

degenerated, degenerating, degenerates

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