| 单词 | inertia |
| 释义 | inertia —inertial, adj. /in err"sheuh, i nerr"-/, n. 1. inertness, esp. with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness. 2. Physics. a. the property of matter by which it retains its state of rest or its velocity along a straight line so long as it is not acted upon by an external force. b. an analogous property of a force: electric inertia. 3. Med. lack of activity, esp. as applied to a uterus during childbirth when its contractions have decreased or stopped. [1705-15; < L: lack of skill, slothfulness. See INERT, -IA] Syn. 1. torpor, inaction, laziness. |
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