衰微;墮落;頹廢
Decadence \De*ca"dence\, Decadency \De*ca"den*cy\, n. [LL.
decadentia; L. de- + cadere to fall: cf. F. d['e]cadence. See
{Decay}.]
A falling away; decay; deterioration; declension. ``The old
castle, where the family lived in their decadence.'' --Sir W.
Scott.
decadency
n : the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
[syn: {degeneracy}, {degeneration}, {decadence}]