laziness
laziness — 名詞
1. the trait of avoiding work, activity, or any kind of effort, often because a per
懶惰；懶散
不願出力或工作的習性
the trait of avoiding work, activity, or any kind of effort, often because a person would rather rest, relax, or do something easier — for example, leaving dishes in the sink for days or driving two blocks instead of walking.
Élise blamed her laziness for the pile of unwashed plates in the kitchen sink.
Élise 把廚房水槽裡那一堆沒洗的盤子歸咎於自己的懶惰。
possessive + laziness for personal-trait usage
Out of pure laziness, Walid took the lift up one floor instead of using the stairs.
純粹出於懶惰，Walid 只上一層樓也搭電梯，不走樓梯。
out of + laziness as motive for an action
The coach criticised the team's laziness during the second half of the match.
教練批評球隊下半場的懶散表現。
[group's] + laziness referring to lack of effort
Tamar's grandfather often said that laziness was the root of every bad habit.
Tamar 的祖父常說，懶惰是所有壞習慣的根源。
Sirin overcame her morning laziness by setting three alarm clocks across the bedroom.
Sirin 在臥室裡放了三個鬧鐘，才克服早上的懶惰。
- sheer laziness
- pure laziness
- out of laziness
- morning laziness
- overcome one's laziness
- diligence
steady, careful effort over time
- industriousness
active, hard-working disposition
文法句型
[possessive] + laziness
out of laziness
用法筆記
Uncountable; does not take a plural. Frequently appears with a possessive (my/her/their laziness) when blaming a specific person, or in the fixed phrase 'out of laziness' to give a reason for an action.
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- streak of laziness
- habit of laziness
- moment of laziness
常用片語
- sheer laziness
- pure laziness
- overcome laziness
- blame on laziness
介系詞搭配
- out of laziness
- through laziness