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单词 sluggard
释义 slug·gard
I. \ˈsləgə(r)d\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English sluggart, slogard, probably from sluggy, sloggy sluggish, lazy (probably of Scandinavian origin) + -art, -ard -ard; akin to Swedish dialect slugga to walk sluggishly — more at slug
: an habitually lazy idle and inactive person
 < go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise — Prov. 6:6 (Authorized Version) >
 < forecast a nation of sluggards — Irwin Edman >
II. adjective
: having the characteristics of a sluggard
 < the people … depose the sluggard king — J.G.Frazer >
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