柯林斯英汉双解大词典
effete /ɪˈfiːt/
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ADJ If you describe someone as effete, you are criticizing them for being weak and powerless. 软弱的 [正式]
例：...the charming but effete Russian gentry of the 1840s.
...19世纪40年代迷人但软弱的俄国贵族。
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For many years architecture, however, lagged far behind scholarship. buildings continued to be put up in an effete, decorative gothic style.
许多年来的建筑总是落后于学术的进步，还是延续那种颓废的，装饰华丽的哥特式风格。
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Effete heart needs a moment rest.
疲惫的心灵也需要片刻的停歇。
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A lot of people are saying, "Enough of this kind of effete culture.
很多人都在说，“我们已经厌倦了这毫无生气的文化。
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