Leisurely
“Leisurely” 既可以作形容词也可以作副词。它描述一种不慌不忙、轻松、享受闲暇的状态。
- “We took a leisurely stroll along the beach after dinner.” (晚饭后，我们在海滩上悠闲地散步。)
- “He finished his coffee in a leisurely manner before heading to work.” (他在上班前慢条斯理地喝完了咖啡。)
- “The town has a leisurely pace of life that city dwellers find refreshing.” (这个小镇的生活节奏很慢，让城市居民感到心旷神怡。)
源自 “leisure” (闲暇)。“Leisure” 源自古法语 “leisir”，最终源于拉丁语 “licere” (被允许/有自由)。
- 词根: leisure
- 后缀: -ly (形容词/副词后缀)
“Leisurely” 体现了一种慢生活的价值观，与现代城市生活中常见的 “hurried” (匆忙的) 或 “hectic” (忙乱的) 形成鲜明对比。
- 名词: leisure
- 反义词: hurried, rushed
Leisure (空闲时间) + ly。在有空闲的时候做事，自然是“悠闲的、慢慢的”。
“On a warm Sunday morning, the elderly couple had a leisurely breakfast in their garden. They spent two hours talking and watching the birds, with no appointments to keep and nowhere else they needed to be.” (在一个温暖的周日早晨，这对老夫妇在花园里享用了一顿悠闲的早餐。他们花了两个小时聊天和观鸟，没有任何预约，也不需要去任何别的地方。)