"effete" in Chinese (Simplified)
衰弱的颓废的
Definition
形容一个人或事物从前强大但现在变得衰弱、无力或缺乏活力。有时也指过于精致而缺乏生命力。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
主要在正式或文学语境中使用，有时含贬义或讽刺。常用来批评文化、群体或知识分子（如'effete intellectuals'）。日常对话极少用，应避免在随意场合用。
Examples
The once-powerful empire became effete and weak.
曾经强大的帝国变得**衰弱**无力。
Some critics call modern art too effete.
有些评论家称现代艺术太过于**颓废**。
His leadership grew effete over time.
他的领导力逐渐变得**衰弱**。
People often mock politicians for having effete ideas that lack real effect.
人们常嘲笑政客的观点**软弱**，没有实际影响。
The novel paints the upper class as effete and lost in luxury.
小说把上层阶级描绘为**颓废**，沉迷于奢侈。
He dismissed the club as an effete group with no influence.
他把这个俱乐部看作毫无影响力的**衰弱**团体。