名詞 degenerate:

1. a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
   同義詞：pervert, deviant, deviate

動詞 degenerate:

1. grow worse
   同義詞：devolve, deteriorate, drop

形容詞 degenerate:

1. unrestrained by convention or morality
   同義詞：debauched, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast

1. The state of being degenerate.
   退化墮落或退化的狀態(tài)
2. His health is degenerating rapidly.
   他的健康狀況迅速惡化。
3. Her commitment to a great cause degenerated from a crusade into an obsession.
   她致力於一偉大事業(yè)，但其崇高的奮斗精神已變質(zhì)成為偏執(zhí)的狂熱。
4. This degenerate seduced my daughter!
   這個道德敗壞的人勾引我的女兒！

de.gen.er.ate

adj.（形容詞）
Having declined, as in function or nature, from a former or original state:
走下坡的，衰退的：從先前或最初的狀態(tài)衰落的，如在功能或性質(zhì)方面：
例句：
a degenerate form of an ancient folk art.
一種走下坡的古老民間藝術(shù)

Having fallen to an inferior or undesirable state, especially in mental or moral qualities.
墮落的：降到低等的或不合社會道德標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的狀態(tài)的，尤指在精神或道德品質(zhì)方面
Physics Taking on several discrete values or existing in two or more quantum states:
【物理學(xué)】 簡并的：呈出幾個分離值的，或存在于兩個或更多的量子狀態(tài)中的：
例句：
degenerate energy levels.
簡并能級

Physics Characterized by great density and consisting of atoms stripped of electrons:
【物理學(xué)】 簡并的：具有密度大的特征，且包括脫去電子的原子的：
例句：
degenerate matter.
簡并物質(zhì)

Medicine Characterized by degeneration, as of tissue, a cell, or an organ.
【醫(yī)學(xué)】 變性的，變質(zhì)的：組織、細(xì)胞或器官等變質(zhì)的
Biology Having lost one or more highly developed functions, characteristics, or structures through evolution:
【生物學(xué)】 退化的：通過進(jìn)化而失去一個或多個高度發(fā)達(dá)的功能、特征、結(jié)構(gòu)的：
例句：
a degenerate life form.
一種退化了的生命形式

Genetics
【遺傳學(xué)】
Coding for the same amino acid as another codon.
變質(zhì)密碼子的：為作為另一個密碼子的同樣的氨基酸編密碼的
Having more than one codon specify the same amino acid. Used of a genetic code.
兼并密碼子的：有不止一個密碼子來指定同樣的氨基酸。用于一種遺傳基因
n.（名詞）
A depraved, corrupt, or vicious person.
墮落者：腐敗、傷風(fēng)化或邪惡的人
A person lacking or having progressively lost normative biological or psychological characteristics.
精神變態(tài)者，身心不健全者：缺乏或逐漸喪失了規(guī)范的生物特征或心理特征的人
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
de.gen.er.at.ed,de.gen.er.at.ing,de.gen.er.ates[-…-r3t.]
To fall below a normal or desirable state, especially functionally or morally; deteriorate:
墮落：落到低于正常的或符合社會道德標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的狀態(tài)，尤指在機能方面或道德方面；惡化：
例句：
old water pipes that are degenerating with age; a dispute that degenerated into a brawl.
年久失修而逐漸失去功用的水管；發(fā)展成為爭吵的辯論

To decline in quality:
退化，變質(zhì)：在質(zhì)量方面下降：
例句：
The quality of his writing degenerated as he continued to drink.
他的寫作質(zhì)量隨著他的酗喝而變質(zhì)

To undergo degeneration.
經(jīng)歷退化、衰退、墮落

來源：
Latin dôgener3tus [past participle of] dôgener3re [to depart from one`s own kind, deteriorate]
拉丁語 dôgener3tus [] dôgener3re的過去分詞 [從自己那一類中背離，惡化]
dô- [de-]
dô- [表示.降低.]
genus gener- [race] * see gen…-
genus gener- [種類，種屬] *參見 gen…-

【引伸】
degen.erately
adv.（副詞）
degen.erateness
n.（名詞）