| 单词 | languor |
| 释义 | languor (once / 1762 pages) n When you are sick or heartbroken and too tired to get out of bed, the listlessness you feel is called languor. It's sluggishness and slowness, but usually with cause. The more commonly used word languish is closely related to languor. If you are languishing or becoming weaker, you are showing languor. Remember that languor implies a heaviness or slowness where there should be lightness or speed. There is no time for languor if you have an exam tomorrow, and you are just beginning to study now. And, a 100 degree day with 70% humidity can inspire languor in just about anyone. WORD FAMILYlanguor: languorous, languors+/languorous: languorously USAGE EXAMPLESAs you probably know, there are five traditional Irish toxins: anger, ennui, liquor, lust and languor. Los Angeles Times(Oct 19, 2016) How northern languor, its human scale, its human scale, its society built around coffee and beer are related with the global hipsterism? New York Times(Aug 30, 2016) It strives not to be snobby, but it is suffused with a clueless aristocratic languor. Slate(Aug 11, 2016) 1n inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy Syn|Hyper flatness, lethargy, phlegm, sluggishness inactiveness, inactivity, inertia a disposition to remain inactive or inert 2n a relaxed comfortable feeling Syn|Hyper dreaminess easiness, relaxation a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry 3n a feeling of lack of interest or energy Syn|Hyper lassitude, listlessness apathy an absence of emotion or enthusiasm |
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