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单词
effete
释义
effete
ef‧fete
/
ɪˈfiːt
$
e-
/
adjective
formal
Word Origin
WORD ORIGIN
effete
Origin:
1600-1700
Latin
effetus
, from
fetus
‘producing young’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
the
effete
intellectuals in New York society
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Could one call it decadent or
effete
?
He studied the Gascon's dark
effete
face and the jewel-encrusted pearl which swung arrogantly from one ear lobe.
If there were ever an illustration of an
effete
ruling elite, it is this.
That's what these square,
effete
types did, I eventually figured: they listened to Bartok and bathed a lot.
1
weak and powerless in a way that you dislike
:
effete intellectuals
2
an effete man looks or behaves like a woman
SYN
effeminate
随便看
picket
picket fence
picketing
picket line
Pickford, Mary
pickings
pickle
pickled
pick-me-up
pickpocket
pick-up
pick-up game
pick-up truck
Pickwick, Mr
Pickwick Papers, The
picky
picnic
picnicker
Pict
Pictish
pictogram
pictorial
picture
picture book
picture card
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