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外刊例句
- In “DAD'S ARMY”, a British sitcom about a home-defence force, Sergeant Wilson would often query his commander’s various orders with the languid phrase “Do you think that’s wise, sir?”
有一部英国情景喜剧叫《老爸上战场》，讲述一支国防部队的故事。威尔逊中士在接到指挥官各种各样的命令时总会懒洋洋地反问一句：“长官，您觉得这么做明智吗？”
——《经济学人》 - But jokes don’t fly right now. And in my eerily languid, palpably tense Manhattan neighborhood, it has been a few days since I heard the music of human laughter.
但现在不流行玩笑了。在我那懒散得可怕、又紧张得很明显的曼哈顿街区里，我已经好几天没听到人类的美妙笑声。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[adjective] (of a person, manner, or gesture) having or showing a disinclination for physical exertion or effort
[形容词] （指人、举止或姿态）不愿意或表现出不愿意付出体力或努力的
深入解读
Languid 一词与 小词详解 | languish 不仅形似，而且同源，都是出自拉丁语 languere （虚弱、微弱），其基本含义是指“软弱无力的、倦怠的”，比如：
- 她脸色苍白，倦怠乏力，身体虚弱，好像生了个孩子似的。
She was pale, languid, and weak, as if she had delivered a child.
不过 languid 现在更多的是形容人“慢悠悠的、慵懒的”，强调动作非常缓慢和随意，甚至带有一丝优雅，比如：
- 懒洋洋的一挥手
a languid wave of the hand - 徐缓从容的声音
a languid voice
名人用例
Pensive they sit, and roll their languid eyes.
他们若有所思地坐着，转动着疲倦的眼睛。
出自英国诗人约翰·济慈（John Keats，1795年10月31日－1821年2月23日）。他与雪莱、拜伦齐名，被人们推崇为欧洲浪漫主义运动的杰出代表。
同近义词
- lethargic: affected by lethargy; sluggish and apathetic
- torpid: mentally or physically inactive; lethargic
- indolent: wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy
