languid
Word family adjectivelanguescentlanguidadverblanguidlynounlanguidness
lan·guid /ˈlæŋɡwɪd/ adjectiveadj literary 1 SLOWmoving slowly and involving very little energy 无精打采的;懒洋洋的;慢吞吞的 He greeted Charles with a languid wave of his hand. 他无精打采地挥挥手,算是和查尔斯打招呼。
► see thesaurus at slow 2 LAZYslow and not involving any activity 不活跃的 We spent a languid afternoon by the pool. 我们在游泳池边懒洋洋地过了一个下午。
—languidly adverbadv
Origin languid (1500-1600) French languide, from
Latin languidus, from
languere;
→ LANGUISH