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单词 tardy
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tardy

adjective
/ˈtɑːdi/
/ˈtɑːrdi/
(formal)
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  1. tardy (in doing something) slow to act, move or happen; late in happening or arriving
    • The law is often tardy in reacting to changing attitudes.
    • people who are tardy in paying their bills
    • (North American English) to be tardy for school
    • The government’s tardy response to the situation has exacerbated matters.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryTardy is used with these nouns:
    • bell
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    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French tardif, -ive, from Latin tardus ‘slow’.
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