dispirited and dissolute; decadent
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
dispirited and dissolute; decadent and unrestrained
literaryLiterary term describing someone who has lost ambition and behaves without restraint or proper decorum.
Tā他
zhōng中
nián年
yǐ以
hòu后
，
xìng性
qíng情
tuí颓
fàng放
，
bù不
jū拘
lǐ礼
fǎ法
。
After middle age, he became dispirited and dissolute, paying no heed to social conventions.
Zhè这
wèi位
shī诗
rén人
wǎn晚
nián年
tuí颓
fàng放
，
zhōng终
rì日
yǐn饮
jiǔ酒
fù赋
shī诗
。
In his later years, this poet lived a dissipated life, drinking and composing poetry all day long.
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Tuí颓
fàng放
de的
shēng生
huó活
tài态
dù度
bìng并
bù不
néng能
jiě解
jué决
shí实
jì际
wèn问
tí题
。
A decadent attitude toward life cannot solve practical problems.