degradation
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR You use degradation to refer to a situation, condition, or experience which you consider shameful and disgusting, especially one which involves poverty or immorality. 墮落[表不滿]
They were sickened by the scenes of misery and degradation they found. 他們對所看到的淒慘和墮落景象感到惡心。
2. N-UNCOUNT Degradation is the process of something becoming worse or weaker, or being made worse or weaker. 惡化; 衰退
...air pollution, traffic congestion, and the steady degradation of our quality of life. …空氣汙染、交通阻塞以及我們生活質量的持續惡化。
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degradation /ˌdɛɡrəˈdeɪʃən/ (degradations)
剑桥词典
degradation noun [U] (DESTRUCTION)
the process in which the beauty or quality of something is destroyed or spoiled
玷汙;損害,危害
environmental degradation 環境惡化
degradation noun [U] (LOSS OF RESPECT)
formalthe situation in which people are made to feel they have no value
落魄,降低身份;丟臉
the misery and degradation of prison life 監獄生活的艱辛和屈辱 返回 degradation