indolence
美 ['?nd?l?ns]
助記提示
1、in- "not, opposite of, without" + dol- + -ence.
2、字面含義：freedom from pain, insensitivity to pain.
英文詞源
- indolence (n.)
- c. 1600, "insensitivity to pain," from French indolence (16c.), from Latin indolentia "freedom from pain, insensibility," noun of action from indolentem (nominative indolens) "insensitive to pain," used by Jerome to render Greek apelgekos in Ephesians; from Latin in- "not, opposite of, without" (see in- (1)) + dolentem (nominative dolens) "grieving," present participle of dolere "suffer pain, grieve." Sense of "laziness" (1710) is from notion of "avoiding trouble" (compare taking pains).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. He was noted for his indolence.
- 他的懶惰是出了名的。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. We rode slowly, with pleasant sense of Sunday indolence.
- 我們騎馬緩緩而行, 懷著一種禮拜天悠閑自在的愉快心情.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 3. In Shirley's nature prevailed at times an easy indolence.
- 射利的性情有時(shí)會(huì)顯得懶懶散散.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 4. They're the national apology for indolence.
- 他們是我們民族對(duì)懶怠的縱容.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 5. Its tendency to archaic language was tempered by the indolence of its exponents.
- 它的應(yīng)用古語(yǔ)的趨勢(shì)卻被用語(yǔ)者的懶散所沖淡.
來(lái)自辭典例句