languid

• adj. 倦怠的；呆滯的；軟弱無力的

來自PIE*sleg,鬆的，鬆散的，詞源同lax.引申詞義懶洋洋的。

languid (adj.)

1590s, from Middle French languide (16c.) and directly from Latin languidus "faint, listless," from languere "be weak or faint," from PIE root *(s)leg- "to be slack" (see lax). Related: Languidly; languidness.

1. a languid wave of the hand

懶洋洋一揮手

來自《權威詞典》

2. His languid manner annoys me when there's work to be done.

有工作要做的時候,他那懶散的態度總叫我著惱.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. Time spent at Jumby Bay can be as energetic or as languid as you wish.

來鬼灣消磨時光，動靜皆宜，盡可隨心所欲。

來自柯林斯例句

4. To his delight a familiar, tall, languid figure lowered itself down the steps of a club.

看到一個熟悉的高大身影沿著俱樂部的台階無精打采地走下來，他高興極了。

來自柯林斯例句

5. Marianne fixed her eyes on her with a rational, though languid, gaze.

瑪麗安眼睛凝視著她, 目光雖然疲弱, 卻是清醒.

來自辭典例句