"debased" in Chinese (Traditional)
貶值的被降低的墮落的
Definition
變得不那麼有價值、受人尊敬或純潔；失去了原有品質、品格或尊嚴。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“Debased” 通常是正式用語，多用於價值觀、貨幣、藝術或語言。表示原有價值、地位或純淨被降低。常見於 'debased currency'（貶值貨幣）、'debased values'（墮落的價值觀）。不適用於僅僅物品變髒或損壞。
Examples
The coin was debased by mixing it with cheaper metals.
這枚硬幣因摻雜便宜金屬而被**貶值**。
His behavior has become debased over the years.
他的行為這些年變得**墮落**了。
The quality of the show has been debased by too much advertising.
節目因廣告太多而**降低**了品質。
He was shocked at how debased the political debate had become.
他很震驚政治辯論竟然變得如此**低俗**。
Some say modern pop music is debased compared to older classics.
有人說現代流行音樂相比老經典已經被**降低檔次**了。
The meaning of the award felt debased after it was given to so many people.
獎項發給太多人後，其意義變得**貶值**了。