degeneration
英 [dɪ,dʒenə'reɪʃ(ə)n]
美 [dɪ,dʒɛnə'reʃən]
英文词源
- degeneration (n.)
- c. 1600, from French dégéneration (15c.) or directly from Late Latin degenerationem (nominative degeneratio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin degenerare (see degenerate (adj.)).
双语例句
- 1. Over-use of those drugs, coupled with poor diet, leads to physical degeneration.
- 过量使用那些药物再加上饮食缺乏营养，导致健康状况恶化。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Intensive farming in the area has caused severe degeneration of the land.
- 这个地区的集约化农业使得土壤严重贫瘠化。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. This is a late change in the degeneration of cells.
- 这是细胞衰退的晚期变化.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Inadequate cell nutrition around vessels causes degeneration of tunica adventitia.
- 血管周围细胞的营养不足,引起外膜的变性.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Ageing is accompanied by a slow degeneration of his mental faculties.
- 他随着年纪增长,智力逐渐衰退.
来自辞典例句