dissolute
/ˈdɪsəluːt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdɪsəluːt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdi-sə-ˌlüt -lət/ (ame, mw)
dissolute — 形容詞
- dissolutepositive
- more dissolutecomparative
- most dissolutesuperlative
1. describing someone who spends their time and money on pleasures that most people
放蕩
行為放縱、不守道德規範
describing someone who spends their time and money on pleasures that most people consider wrong or unacceptable, without caring about the rules of good behaviour
During the 1920s, the wealthy Count Orlov led a dissolute life of gambling, drinking, and all-night parties in Paris.
1920 年代，富裕的 Orlov 伯爵在巴黎過著沉迷賭博、飲酒和徹夜派對的放蕩生活。
collocation: lead a dissolute life
The old letters describe Prince Wen as a dissolute young man who wasted his family fortune on wild entertainment.
那些舊信件描述文王子是個放蕩的年輕人，將家族財產揮霍在狂歡娛樂上。
After inheriting the estate, Rodrigo became increasingly dissolute, spending entire weeks at the city's most expensive nightclubs.
繼承莊園後，Rodrigo 變得愈來愈放蕩，整週都泡在城裡最昂貴的夜店裡。
Local historians wrote that the exiled artist lived a dissolute life, surrounded by admirers and cheap wine.
地方歷史學家寫道，那位流亡藝術家過著放蕩的生活，身邊圍繞著崇拜者和廉價葡萄酒。
Park Soo-jin's novel follows a dissolute heir who wanders through Tokyo's underground bars and gambling halls.
朴秀珍的小說描述一位放蕩的繼承人遊走於東京的地下酒吧和賭場之間。
- debauched
stronger, often implying excessive drinking, drugs, or sexual indulgence
- licentious
more formal, specifically focused on disregarding sexual moral rules
- depraved
stronger negative judgement, suggesting a corrupt or evil moral state
- profligate
emphasises wasteful spending of money alongside immoral behaviour
文法句型
be + dissolute
dissolute + noun
用法筆記
This sense is most common in literary or historical writing rather than everyday conversation. It often appears in set phrases describing a person's moral decline, such as 'dissolute life' or 'dissolute behavior.'