Dissolute describes a way of living that many people call immoral: too much drink, sex with many people, little self-control. It is a strong, old, formal word.

Dissolute describes a way of living that many people call immoraldissolute形容一種很多人稱為不道德的生活方式，too much drink, sex with many people, little self-control喝太多酒、跟很多人發生關係、缺乏自制力。It is a strong, old, formal word這是一個力道很重、老派又正式的字。

You will meet it in books and in talk about history or scandal, not much in casual speech. It is harsher than “likes to party.” It paints the whole life, not one wild weekend.

You will meet it in books and in talk about history or scandal你會在書裡，以及談歷史或醜聞的談話裡遇到它，not much in casual speech平常閒聊比較不常用。It is harsher than "likes to party."它比「愛玩」重得多，It paints the whole life它畫的是整個人生，not one wild weekend不是一個瘋狂的週末。

Next to dissipated, dissolute leans more on morals (this life is loose, shameless); dissipated leans more on waste (this life is poured away on pleasure). Older writers pile them together without fuss.

Next to dissipated相較於dissipated，dissolute leans more on morals (this life is loose, shameless)dissolute比較偏向道德面（這種人生是放縱、不知羞恥的），dissipated leans more on waste (this life is poured away on pleasure)dissipated比較偏向浪費面（這種人生是被享樂消磨掉的）。Older writers pile them together without fuss較舊的作家會毫不在意地把兩個字堆在一起用。

You would not call a teenager dissolute for one loud night — the word wants a pattern.

You would not call a teenager dissolute for one loud night你不會因為一個青少年瘋狂一個晚上就叫他dissolute，the word wants a pattern這個字要的是一種模式。