| 单词 | effete |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [e'fi:t] |
| 解释 | a.无生产力；虚弱的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 无生产力的(spent and sterile)；虚弱的(lacking vigor) 【考】 反义词：hale(强健的 ) 【记】 ef(出)+fete(=fetus 胎儿)→不再出胎儿→ 不生育的 |
| 字源 | effete (adj.) 1620s, from Latin effetus (usually in fem. effeta) "exhausted, unproductive, worn out (with bearing offspring), past bearing," literally "that has given birth," from a lost verb, *efferi, from ex- "out" (see ex-) + fetus "childbearing, offspring" (see fetus). Figurative use is earliest in English; literal use is rare. Sense of "exhausted" is 1660s; that of "intellectually or morally exhausted" (1790) led to "decadent" (19c.). |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 精疲力竭的 = exhausted; 颓废的(自我放纵陈腐的); 寸草不生的 【源】effete表示"quot;女人气的"quot;: ex出, fetus刚刚生产. fetus(n 胎儿)拉丁语 effetus指动物刚产幼仔所以精疲力竭 【记】ef出, fete(n 庆祝vt 宴请): 天天出去吃宴会, 花天酒地, 不锻炼身体, 唯一的结果就是－不孕, 精疲力竭回忆: barren(酒吧人－不孕的) 【反】hale(adj 老人强壮的); sound(adj 健全的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】ef (ex) 不 + fetus 胎儿，再也生不出小孩了→不能再生产了，精疲力竭的，虚弱的，柔弱的；ef+ feet 再也迈不动脚了，精疲力竭，虚弱了 |
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.
Next card: Efficacious desired `efi'keiʃəs a.有效的 英 adj 有效的(producing result
Previous card: Effervesce v flat(平淡 `efə'ves v.冒泡；热情洋溢 英 冒泡(bubble foam)；热情洋溢(to
Up to card list: 极品GRE红宝书(简体中文)