
/slns/
名词,指缓慢、迟钝或缺乏活力的状态。形容人时表示懒散、无精打采;形容事物时表示运转缓慢、反应迟钝。
After lunch, a wave of sluggishness made it hard for me to focus on work.
午饭后,一阵倦怠感让我很难集中精力工作。
The sluggishness of the economy has led to widespread concern among policymakers, who are now considering a range of measures to stimulate growth.
经济的低迷引发了决策者的广泛担忧,他们正在考虑一系列刺激增长的措施。
该词由 slug(蛞蝓,一种行动缓慢的软体动物)派生而来。中古英语中 slugge 意为"懒惰的人",加上形容词后缀 -ish 构成 sluggish(缓慢的、迟钝的),再加上名词后缀 -ness 构成 sluggishness,表示"缓慢、迟钝的状态"。整个词的意象来源于蛞蝓缓慢爬行的样子。