Lax
“Lax” 是一个形容词，用来形容规章制度执行不严、对人要求不高、马虎草率或工作不努力（松懈的）。它也可以指身体组织或肌肉处于放松、不紧绷的状态。
- “The airport’s security measures were criticized for being too lax.” (该机场的安保措施被批评为过于松懈。)
- “He was dismissed from his job because of his lax attitude toward his work.” (由于他对工作态度散漫，他被解雇了。)
- “The muscles of the patient were abnormally lax.” (病人的肌肉异常松弛。)
源自拉丁语 “laxus”，意为“松弛的、宽松的、宽大的”。与 “relax” (放松) 属于同一词源。
无前缀和后缀。
在西方职场和公共管理中，“lax” 是一个贬义词。它通常伴随着对责任感缺失或系统性漏洞的指责，如 “lax regulation” (监管不力) 或 “lax discipline” (纪律涣散)。
- 名词: laxity (松懈，疏忽)
- 相关词: relax (动词)
联想 “Relax” (放松)。Relax 的词根就是 Lax。过度的放松就成了松懈和马虎。
“Because the school rules were so lax, many students would arrive late or skip classes entirely. But everything changed when a new principal arrived and tightened the discipline, making the environment much more focused on learning.” (由于学校的校规太松，许多学生会迟到甚至逃课。但随着一位新校长的到来并加强了纪律，一切都变了，环境变得更加专注于学习了。)