degenerate

/dɪˈdʒenəreɪt/VCE📚 18287 63 1六级考研托福雅思
If you say that someone or something degenerates, you mean that they become worse in some way, for example, weaker, lower in quality, or more dangerous. 退化; 恶化; 堕落

verb [vi. 不及物动词]恶化,堕落,退化

Inactivity can make your joints stiff, and the bones may begin to degenerate.
不活动会使关节僵硬,骨骼因此可能会开始退化。

adjective [原级]衰退的,堕落的;退化的

...a group of degenerate computer hackers. …
一群堕落的计算机黑客。

noun [专属名词]堕落的人,颓废的人

...various forms of physical and mental degeneration. …
各种形式的身心退化。

-gener- gen,gener,genit=birth,produce,表示“出生,产生”degenerate v. 堕落;衰退(de 坏+gener+ate→往坏产生→ 堕落)
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