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单词 degraded
释义 de·grad·ed
I. \pronunc at degrade I+ə̇d\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of degraden
1. : reduced far below ordinary standards of civilized life and conduct:
 a. : marked by poverty, helplessness, and apathy
  < dirty, wild, and degraded as only the worst slaves of antiquity had been — Lewis Mumford >
 b. : marked by indulgence in vice or debauchery : debased
  < he so deplorably dissipated and degraded, and they so bloomy and idyllic — E.V.Lucas >
 c. : fallen far below genuine quality : contaminated, distorted, vulgarized
  < the writer … who suffers from what he is bound to consider the degraded and irresponsible taste of his time — New Yorker >
2. : characterized by degeneration of structure or function
3. of a color : not saturated to the practical maximum
de·grad·ed·ly adverb
de·grad·ed·ness noun -es
II. adjective
Etymology: de- + Latin gradus + English -ed
heraldry : standing on steps — used of a cross; compare degree 1b
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