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lethargic

UK //ləˈθɑːdʒɪk//US //ləˈθɑːrdʒɪk//

词源

源自希腊语 'lethargos'(健忘的),通过拉丁语 'lethargicus' 进入英语,原指因疾病导致的昏睡状态。

adjective

❶ 形容人缺乏活力、昏昏欲睡或行动迟缓的状态,通常因疲倦、疾病或缺乏兴趣导致。

“After taking the medicine, she felt lethargic and could barely stay awake.”

(服药后她感到昏昏欲睡,几乎无法保持清醒。)

“The hot weather made everyone lethargic and unwilling to move.”

(炎热的天气让所有人都无精打采,不想动弹。)

同义词:sluggish, listless, inactive, drowsy, torpid

常见短语

lethargic state — 指一种缺乏活力或反应迟钝的状态,常用于描述人或动物的生理或心理状态。

“The animal remained in a lethargic state after hibernation.”

(冬眠后,这只动物仍处于昏睡状态。)