| 释义 |
lax
I. \ˈläks\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: partly from Norwegian laks, from Old Norse lax; partly from Scots (also obsolete English) lax, from Middle English, from Old English leax; Old English leax akin to Old High German lahs salmon, Old Norse lax, Russian losos' salmon, Tocharian B laks fish
: salmon
II. \ˈlaks\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: Middle English laxen, from Latin laxare, from laxus
: relax, loosen
< laxed its hold in death — G.M.Trevelyan >
III. adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin laxus slack, loose, spacious — more at slack
1.
a. of the bowels : loose, open
b. : having the bowels open
2. : not strict or stringent
< lax discipline >
< lax laws >
3.
a. : not tense, firm, or rigid : slack, relaxed
< took his lax hand in hers — David Walden >
< a lax tone of voice >
also : easygoing, careless
< a man of lax habits >
b. : having an open or loose texture
< a lax fiber >
< a lax soil >
c. : not close together : scattered
< a lax flower cluster >
4. of a speech sound : produced with the muscles involved in a relatively relaxed state
< the vowels \i\ and \u̇\ in contrasts with the vowels \ē\ and \ü\ are lax >
— compare tense
Synonyms: see negligent
IV. noun
(-es)
now chiefly dialect : looseness of the bowels : diarrhea |