| 单词 |
slothfulness |
| 释义 |
slothfulness|ˈsləʊθfʊlnɪs| Also 6 slought-, 6–7 slouth-, sloath-. [f. slothful a. + -ness.] The state or character of being slothful; sluggishness, laziness.
1526Pilgr. Perf. (W. de W. 1531) 131 All slouthfulnes, all negligence. 1555Eden Decades (Arb.) 55 Inexcusable slothfulnesse and negligence. 1638Junius Paint. Ancients 24 Such occasions as may serve for an excuse of slouthfulnesse. 1689tr. Buchanan's De Jure Regni apud Scotos 61 [They] prefer a quiet sloathfulness to honest hazards. 1736Ainsworth i. s.v., The refusing of labour is a proof of slothfulness and laziness. 1878Spurgeon Treas. David cviii. Introd., To use the same words continually..would show great slothfulness. |

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。
相关内容:
相关热词搜索:slothfulness英英词典英英释义英语词汇意思用法释义英语