"degenerate" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 墮落
• 退化

Definition

隨著時間推移，品質、品格或狀況變壞。作名詞時可指品行敗壞的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

動詞用法較正式、偏學術。名詞用於人的時候非常貶義，表示道德敗壞的人。常見於科學領域或社會道德評論，指人時要慎用。

Examples

If you don't take care of your teeth, they can degenerate over time.

如果你不注意牙齒護理，它們會隨著時間**退化**。

The city's roads began to degenerate after years without repairs.

多年未維修後，這座城市的道路開始**退化**。

Some diseases can cause muscles to degenerate quickly.

某些疾病會讓肌肉迅速**退化**。

After the scandal, many said the organization had completely degenerated.

醜聞過後，很多人說這個組織已經徹底**墮落**了。

Don't listen to him—he's just a degenerate who likes to cause trouble.

別理他——他就是個喜歡惹事的**墮落分子**。

Over time, what started as a friendly debate degenerated into a heated argument.

隨著時間推移，友好的討論**演變**成激烈的爭執。