sluggishness

/ˈslʌɡɪʃnəs/ (bre, ipa) · [slˈʌɡɪʃnəs] /ˈslʌɡɪʃnəs/ (ame, ipa)

sluggishness — noun

1. a state in which a person, body, machine, or system moves, works, or reacts belo

1.名詞C1
釋義

a state in which a person, body, machine, or system moves, works, or reacts below its usual speed and seems to have little energy

例句

After lunch, Eitan fought the sluggishness that made his eyelids feel heavy.

sluggishness after eating

The old computer's sluggishness made Mei wait each time she opened photos.

computer's sluggishness

同義詞
  • slowness

    focuses on reduced speed, without the clear idea of low energy

  • lethargy

    stronger and more often used for people who seem very tired or inactive

  • inertia

    more abstract and often used for failure to start moving or changing

反義詞

文法句型

sluggishness in [body/system]

sluggishness after [meal/illness]

fight or shake off sluggishness

用法筆記

Often used for tired people, parts of the body, and slow machines or systems. It commonly appears after verbs like feel, notice, or blame, and often takes in or after phrases to show where the problem appears or what caused it.

常見錯誤

❌My laptop is sluggishness today.
✅My laptop is sluggish today.
💡use the adjective 'sluggish' after 'be'; 'sluggishness' is the noun form.