| 词汇 | example_english_decrepitude |
| 释义 | Examples of decrepitudeThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. The ' look of age ' is most obviously the body weathered by decrepitude. First, it is seen as a disease that features decrepitude. The bodily conditions of two other recent deaths are noted, but there is no institutional inducement for the elaboration of contrasting decrepitude. Proceeding northwards, the author passed through many towns and villages, most of which were in a depressing state of decrepitude. The idea of the ' continuum of care ', for example, is a paradigm of decrepitude and caregiving that links conceptually the institution at one end with home care at the other. Certainly a good and healthy old age was regarded as the reward of virtue but, on the other hand, there were also words for decrepitude, dependence and destitution. It has had an interesting, romantic past, but all the paint in the world cannot camouflage its decrepitude. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we lose that position it will be because we have allowed ourselves to sink into the decrepitude of a slothful old age. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The older estates, which are falling into decrepitude, need regeneration. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been allowed to fall into decrepitude over the last 25 or 30 years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been argued that the houses in question are no longer of great interest or value because they are in a state of decrepitude. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For five or six years there have been no substantial repairs to shabby old houses which are now approaching a stage of complete decrepitude. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall discuss the decrepitude of our procedure more fully later. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We cannot allow this wonderful system of roads to fall into decrepitude owing to a lack of proper maintenance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are insurance policies that can be taken out against decrepitude in old age. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Both of those are harmful to the industry, but decrepitude at the top in the management is more responsible for real harm to the industry than anything else. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The social security system has been under very great pressure for at least the last 20 years or more and it has been showing signs of age and decrepitude. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I feel that the sparseness of the services, coupled with the general decrepitude of the rolling stock, is causing a steady reduction in the numbers of passengers using these lines. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They become freed from the fear of birth, death, decrepitude, and disease. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When the original church building fell into decrepitude, a new one was built in its place in 1908. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Freed from decrepitude and death and gifted with long life, the people there grow like rivers during the season of rains. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Perhaps physical imperfections are meant to symbolise moral decrepitude, which can affect all men irrespective of class. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As well as the usual topics ("carpe diem" etc.) the sonnets include autobiographical elements, describing, for example, the increasing decrepitude and advancing age of the author. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, he died from decrepitude in 1965. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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