Effete

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  • adj. 无生产力的; 虚弱的
  • [英] adj. 无生产力的 ( spent and sterile) ; 虚弱的 ( lacking vigor)
  • [类] 反义词: hale ( 强健的)
  • [记] ef ( 出) +fete ( =fetus 胎儿) -> 不再出胎儿 -> 不生育的

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adjective

  • Etymology: Latin effetus, from ex- + fetus fruitful — more at feminine
  • Date: 1660
  • 1. no longer fertile
  • 2.
    • a. having lost character, vitality, or strength the effete monarchies…of feudal Europe — G. M. Trevelyan
    • b. marked by weakness or decadence the effete East
    • c. soft or delicate from or as if from a pampered existence peddled…trendy tweeds to effete Easterners — William Helmer effete tenderfeet; also characteristic of an effete person a wool scarf…a bit effete on an outdoorsman — Nelson Bryant
  • 3. effeminate 1 a good-humored, effete boy brought up by maiden aunts — Herman Wouk
  • ? effetely adverb
  • ? effeteness noun

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