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指使人堕落、放纵于酒色或不道德的行为;也可作名词,意为放荡、纵欲的行为。
He was debauched by bad company during his college years.
他在大学期间被坏朋友带坏,变得放荡不羁。
The novel portrays a once-noble aristocrat who, having inherited a vast fortune without discipline, gradually debauched himself through years of unchecked indulgence in gambling and drink.
这部小说描绘了一位曾经高贵的贵族,在毫无约束地继承了巨额财产后,经过多年沉迷于赌博和饮酒,逐渐堕落的过程。
源自法语 débaucher,原意为"引诱离开工作岗位"或"使偏离正道",由前缀 **dé-**(表示"离开")和古法语 bauche(意为"工作场所")构成。该词在16世纪进入英语,最初指引诱他人放弃职责,后来意义扩展为道德上的堕落和纵欲放荡。