degradation

[.degrə'deiʃən]

n.降格, 堕落, 退化

例句与用法:

He lives in utter degradation.

他生活十分潦倒。

Being sent to prison was the final degradation.

堕落到最后地步就是被关进监狱。

详细释义:

n.[U]

1. 下降, 降低; 降级

2. 堕落; 丢脸

moral degradation

道德堕落

3. 【地】陵削, 剥蚀

4. 【宗】革除神职