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单词 indolent
释义

indolent

English

WOTD – 18 December 2008

Etymology

From French indolent, from Latin indolens, from in- (not) + dolēns (hurting), from doleo (to hurt).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈɪn.də.lənt/
  • (file)

Adjective

indolent (comparative more indolent, superlative most indolent)

  1. Habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor
    The indolent girl resisted doing her homework.
    • 1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume II, chapter 18:
      Mr. Churchill has pride; but his pride is nothing to his wife’s: his is a quiet, indolent, gentlemanlike sort of pride that would harm nobody, and only make himself a little helpless and tiresome; but her pride is arrogance and insolence!
  2. Inducing laziness
    indolent comfort
  3. (medicine) Causing little or no physical pain; progressing slowly; inactive (of an ulcer, etc.)
  4. (medicine) Healing slowly

Synonyms

  • idle, work-shy; see also Thesaurus:lazy
  • indolence
  • indolency

Translations

Anagrams

  • deltonin, nontiled

French

Etymology

From Latin indolentem, accusative singular masculine and feminine of indolēns, from in- (not) + dolēns (pain).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.dɔ.lɑ̃/
  • Homophone: indolents

Adjective

indolent (feminine indolente, masculine plural indolents, feminine plural indolentes)

  1. indolent (all senses)

Further reading

  • indolent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French indolent.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪndoˈlɛnt/, /ˈɪndolɛnt/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: in‧do‧lent

Adjective

indolent (strong nominative masculine singular indolenter, comparative indolenter, superlative am indolentesten)

  1. indolent (mentally lazy)
    Synonym: denkfaul
  2. (medicine) insensible to pain

Declension

  • Indolenz

Further reading

  • indolent” in Duden online
  • indolent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Romanian

Etymology

From French indolent, from Latin indolens.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /in.doˈlent/

Adjective

indolent m or n (feminine singular indolentă, masculine plural indolenți, feminine and neuter plural indolente)

  1. indolent

Declension

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