idleness

FREQ #36456

n. 懒惰, 闲散, 失业 [化] 空载

发音

US /ˈaɪdəlnəs/

词形变化

idlenesses 复数 idlenesses

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The state of being idle; inactivity.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    The state of being indolent; indolence.

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  3. 3.

    Groundlessness; worthlessness; triviality; vanity; frivolity.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

idling loafing faineance groundlessness

上位词 5

laziness inactivity worthlessness indolence ineptitude

下位词 1

dolce far niente

相关短语

eat the bread of idleness 游手好闲 eating the bread of idleness ate the bread of idleness eaten the bread of idleness

词源

From Middle English ydelnesse, from Old English īdelnes, from Proto-West Germanic *īdalnassī, equivalent to idle + -ness. Cognate with Old Frisian īdelnisse (“idelness”), obsolete Dutch ijdelnis, Old Saxon īdalnussi (“idleness, vanity”), Old High German ītalnissa (“idleness, vanity, emptiness”).

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