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单词 decrepitude
释义
decrepitude
noun[U]
formal
uk
/dɪˈkrep.ɪ.tʃuːd/us
/dɪˈkrep.ə.tuːd/
thefactof being in verybadconditionbecause of beingold, or not having beencaredfor, or having been used a lot:
astateof decrepitude
Hermotherwas in thefinalstagesofseniledecrepitude.
See
decrepit
More examples
  • theinevitabledeclinetowards decrepitude anddeath
  • Thecathedralwasfallinginto decrepitude.
  • He has afearofageing, decrepitude anddecay.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
In bad condition
  • battered
  • battle-scarred
  • be on the skidsidiom
  • beatsomeoneup
  • blasted
  • have seen better daysidiom
  • hors de combat
  • impaired
  • in good, bad, etc. repairidiom
  • in piecesidiom
  • ruined
  • runsomeone/somethingdown
  • sad
  • scarred
  • scuffed
  • the worse for wearidiom
  • worm-eaten
  • worn out
  • worse
  • worsening
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Old or old-fashioned
(Definition ofdecrepitudefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdecrepitude

decrepitude
The ' look of age ' is most obviously the body weathered bydecrepitude.
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First, it is seen as a disease that featuresdecrepitude.
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The bodily conditions of two other recent deaths are noted, but there is no institutional inducement for the elaboration of contrastingdecrepitude.
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Proceeding northwards, the author passed through many towns and villages, most of which were in a depressing state ofdecrepitude.
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The idea of the ' continuum of care ', for example, is a paradigm ofdecrepitudeand caregiving that links conceptually the institution at one end with home care at the other.
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Certainly a good and healthy old age was regarded as the reward of virtue but, on the other hand, there were also words fordecrepitude, dependence and destitution.
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It has had an interesting, romantic past, but all the paint in the world cannot camouflage itsdecrepitude.
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If we lose that position it will be because we have allowed ourselves to sink into thedecrepitudeof a slothful old age.
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The older estates, which are falling intodecrepitude, need regeneration.
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It has been allowed to fall intodecrepitudeover the last 25 or 30 years.
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It has been argued that the houses in question are no longer of great interest or value because they are in a state ofdecrepitude.
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For five or six years there have been no substantial repairs to shabby old houses which are now approaching a stage of completedecrepitude.
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I shall discuss thedecrepitudeof our procedure more fully later.
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We cannot allow this wonderful system of roads to fall intodecrepitudeowing to a lack of proper maintenance.
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They are insurance policies that can be taken out againstdecrepitudein old age.
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