| 单词 | otiose |
| 释义 | otiose (once / 74806 pages) adj Otiose is a colorful, although somewhat old-fashioned, word for "lazy." It also means serving no useful purpose: that steak knife next to your plate is otiose if you're having oatmeal for dinner. Otiose, which can be pronounced either with a t sound (OH-tee-ohs) or a sh sound (OH-she-ohs), comes from the Latin word otium "leisure," but its modern meaning is closer to "leisure suit," that is, useless and not very handsome. If you're already wearing suspenders, then a belt is otiose. WORD FAMILYotiose USAGE EXAMPLESBut when Chairman Mao Zedong unleashed his socialist society, dog ownership, like golf or capitalism, was regarded as an otiose affectation. Time(Sep 30, 2016) His own girl sat sprawled out gracelessly on an overstuffed sofa with an expression of otiose boredom. Joseph Heller, Catch-22(1961) Ludicrously, it was binned in favour of a hammy and otiose version of the Beatles’ Across the Universe. The Guardian(Jan 12, 2016) 1adj serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being otiose lines in a play Syn pointless, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, wasted worthless lacking in usefulness or value 2adj producing no result or effect an otiose undertaking Syn futile, ineffectual, unavailing useless having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully 3adj disinclined to work or exertion Syn faineant, indolent, lazy, slothful, work-shy idle not in action or at work |
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