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单词 decrepitude
释义 de·crep·i·tude
\də̇ˈkrepəˌt(y)üd, dēˈ-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French, irregular from decrepit + -tude
: the quality or state of being decrepit:
 a. : physical weakness : feebleness, infirmity
  < he had the physically strong man's impatience of decrepitude — S.H.Adams >
  < the humiliations of decrepitude and old age — L.P.Smith >
 b. : decay, dilapidation
  < carvings which turned out to be … atrocities in an advanced state of decrepitude — Mary Austin >
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