Laziness
“Laziness” 是一个名词,指代一个人不愿努力工作、学习或进行体力劳动的状态或品质。它通常被认为是一种负面的性格特质。
- “He missed the opportunity because of his sheer laziness.” (由于他极度的懒惰,他错失了那个机会。)
- “Laziness is the mother of all vices, according to the old proverb.” (古谚语云:懒惰是万恶之源。)
- “The coach was angry with the players for their laziness during the training session.” (教练对球员们在训练时的懒散态度感到愤怒。)
源自 “lazy” (懒惰的)。“Lazy” 的起源尚不完全明确,可能源自低地德语 “lasich” (疲倦的、松垮的)。
- 词根: lazy
- 后缀: -ness (名词后缀,表示状态或性质)
在基督教传统中,懒惰(Sloth)是“七宗罪”之一。在工业革命后的西方价值观中,勤奋(Diligence)被高度赞扬,而懒惰则常被视为成功的最大障碍。然而,在现代心理学中,所谓的“懒惰”有时被视为动力不足、焦虑或精疲力竭的表现,而不仅仅是性格缺陷。
- 形容词: lazy
- 副词: lazily
Lazy (懒惰) + ness (名词后缀)。记住那个著名的短语 “lazy Sunday” (悠闲的星期天),而将这种状态变成一个名词就是 “laziness”。
“Deep in the jungle, the sloth moved so slowly that everyone called it the symbol of laziness. But the sloth wasn’t actually lazy; it just had a very slow metabolism that required it to conserve energy at all times.” (在丛林深处,树懒移动得非常缓慢,以至于每个人都称它为懒惰的象征。但树懒其实并不懒;它只是新陈代谢非常缓慢,需要随时节省能量。)