| 单词 | languidly |
| 释义 | languidly (once / 2407 pages) adv If you do something languidly, you do it slowly, without haste, as if you're a Southern belle without a care in the world lazily sitting around on the veranda on a hot day. The adverb languidly comes from the Latin word languere, meaning "be weak or faint." When you do something such as run or climb stairs languidly, you probably do appear weak or sluggish. The word has a peaceful and relaxed connotation, however — if you do something languidly you aren't trying very hard and you aren't worrying much about it. You may chat languidly with your friends on a summer day while sipping tea on the patio. WORD FAMILYlanguid: languidest, languidly USAGE EXAMPLES“We can preserve this,” Martin said, gesturing toward his cows grazing languidly by a babbling brook. Washington Post(Aug 23, 2016) The lazy motion with which the lance goes up, turning over silently and languidly as it goes, contrasts with this. T. H. White, The Once and Future King(1958) Nearby, brooding brown eiders dozed on their nests, the ducks almost merging into the heath, and black-headed gulls looked on languidly from their ground nests. Washington Post(Jul 28, 2016) adv in a languid and lethargic manner the men languidly put on their jackets |
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