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形容词比较级
more effete
形容词最高级
most effete
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疲惫的, 衰落的
lacking strength or effectiveness
- The empire had grown effete, unable to defend its borders.
帝国已变得衰弱，无法保卫其边界。
- His leadership was effete, marked by indecision and passivity.
他的领导软弱无力，以优柔寡断和被动为特征。
- The once-powerful movement became effete, losing its momentum.
曾经强大的运动变得软弱无力，失去了动力。
- The committee's effete response failed to address the crisis.
委员会软弱无力的回应未能解决危机。
- The party was seen as effete, out of touch with voters.
该政党被视为软弱无力，与选民脱节。
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女人气的, 矫揉造作的
excessively delicate, often associated with pretentiousness
- His effete manners irritated the rugged crew.
他矫揉造作的举止惹恼了粗犷的船员。
- The novel's style was so effete it alienated most readers.
这部小说的风格如此矫揉造作，以至于疏远了大多数读者。
- The decor was effete, all velvet and gold leaf.
装饰矫揉造作，全是天鹅绒和金箔。
- He spoke in an effete tone, full of lofty abstractions.
他以一种矫揉造作的语气说话，充满了崇高的抽象概念。
- The film was criticized for its effete aesthetic and lack of substance.
这部电影因其矫揉造作的美学和缺乏实质内容而受到批评。