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effete 【effete】adj.疲惫的；枯竭的During the middle ages, Greek civilization declined and became effete.中世纪期间，希腊文明衰退且枯竭了。

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[ɪ'fiːt] 
effetemarked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay
Effete is a disapproving term meaning decadent and self-indulgent, even useless. The stereotype of the rugged Westerner is just as false as the one of the effete East Coast liberal.
The origin of the word effete is a little unexpected. Coming from the Latin effetus "out of, past childbearing," effete meant "exhausted, spent" long before it acquired the sense of morally exhausted and overly refined. This is the main use of the word today. Do you ever wonder why some effete party girls are considered celebrities? Star athletes run the risk of losing their edge and becoming effete posterboys for their sports.
All forms of 'effete' will appear on average once every 7420 pages.effete

Front	effete
Pron	[ɪ'fiːt]
Back	【effete】 adj.疲惫的；枯竭的 During the middle ages, Greek civilization declined and became effete. 中世纪期间，希腊文明衰退且枯竭了。
Vocab	effetemarked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay Effete is a disapproving term meaning decadent and self-indulgent, even useless. The stereotype of the rugged Westerner is just as false as the one of the effete East Coast liberal. The origin of the word effete is a little unexpected. Coming from the Latin effetus "out of, past childbearing," effete meant "exhausted, spent" long before it acquired the sense of morally exhausted and overly refined. This is the main use of the word today. Do you ever wonder why some effete party girls are considered celebrities? Star athletes run the risk of losing their edge and becoming effete posterboys for their sports. All forms of 'effete' will appear on average once every 7420 pages. effete

Effete Word ɪ'Fiːt Adj.疲惫的；枯竭的 Middle Ages Greek Civilization