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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   effete

   • IPA[əˈfēt]

   美式

   • adj.
     affected and overly refined；(of a man) behaving in a way traditionally associated with women and regarded as inappropriate for a man.
2. • 釋義

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. affected and overly refined effete trendies from art college he chatted away, exercising his rather effete charm 同義詞 affected, over-refined, ineffectual, artificial, studied, ... 更多pretentious, precious, chi-chi, flowery, mannered, informaltwee, la-di-da, pseud, poncy, toffee-nosed, rarealembicated反義詞 unpretentious
   • ▪ (of a man) behaving in a way traditionally associated with women and regarded as inappropriate for a man. 同義詞 effeminate, unmasculine, unmanly, womanish, girlish, ... 更多feminine, weak, soft, timid, timorous, fearful, cowardly, lily-livered, spineless, craven, pusillanimous, chicken-hearted, weak-kneed, informalsissy, wimpish, wimpy, milksoppish, offensivelimp-wristed, pansyish反義詞 manly
   • ▪ no longer capable of effective action the authority of an effete aristocracy began to dwindle 同義詞 weakened, enfeebled, enervated, worn out, exhausted, ... 更多finished, burnt out, played out, drained, spent, powerless反義詞 powerful