indolent

英 ['ɪnd(ə)l(ə)nt]美 ['ɪndələnt]
  • adj. 懒惰的；无痛的
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助记提示

1、in- "not, opposite of, without" + dol- + -ent.
2、字面含义：freedom from pain, insensitivity to pain.

中文词源

indolent 懒惰的，懒散的

in-,不，非，-dol,伤心的，悲伤的，词源同condole,doleful.即没有悲伤的，后引申词义不用忍受痛苦的，不用尝试做事的，懒惰的。

英文词源

indolent
indolent: [18] Historically, indolent means ‘feeling no pain’ – indeed, that is how it was used as a technical medical term in English in the 17th and 18th centuries. It comes from late Latin indolens, which was based on the Latin verb dolere ‘suffer pain’ (source also of English dolour [13] and doleful [13]). English took the term directly from Latin, but meanwhile in French indolent had broadened out in meaning via ‘insensitive’ to ‘inactive, lethargic, lazy’, and that is the basis of the current English use of the adjective, acquired in the early 18th century.
=> doleful, dolour
indolent (adj.)
1660s, "painless," from Late Latin indolentem (see indolence). Sense of "living easily" is 1710, from French indolent. Related: Indolently.

双语例句

1. He is old and fat and indolent.
他年老肥胖而又懒惰.
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2. The sultry weather in the tropics encourages tourists to lead an indolent life.
热带闷热的气候使得游客只能过懒散的生活.
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3. I don't want to make friends with indolent persons.
我不喜欢和懒惰的人交朋友。
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4. You're too fastidious, and too indolent, and too rich.
你们从不知足, 而且游手好闲, 钱又太多.
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5. St. Clare was indolent and careless of money.
圣·克莱亚为人懒散,挥金如土.
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