indolent
意味: Wanting to avoid activity or exertion; habitually lazy and disinclined to work. In medicine, describes a condition that is slow-growing or causes little pain.
Indolent is a more literary and precise synonym for 'lazy,' carrying a slightly patrician or old-fashioned tone. It implies a settled, constitutional disinclination to effort rather than a temporary bout of idleness. The word appears in literary criticism, character studies, and cultural commentary, and in medical contexts describes slow-developing conditions such as 'indolent lymphoma.' It collocates with 'lifestyle,' 'afternoon,' 'disposition,' 'tumour,' and 'growth,' and the noun 'indolence' suggests a luxurious, almost enviable laziness.
例文
- He spent an indolent summer at the family's country house, doing little beyond reading novels in the garden and drinking tea. 他在家族的乡间别墅度过了一个慵懒的夏天,除了在花园里看小说喝茶几乎什么都没做。Pasó un verano indolente en la casa de campo familiar, sin hacer mucho más que leer novelas en el jardín y tomar té.彼は一族の田舎の邸宅で怠惰な夏を過ごし、庭で小説を読み紅茶を飲む以外ほとんど何もしなかった。그는 가문의 시골 저택에서 나른한 여름을 보내며, 정원에서 소설을 읽고 차를 마시는 것 외에는 거의 아무것도 하지 않았다.
- Critics accused the administration of taking an indolent approach to housing reform, preferring to study the problem rather than act. 批评者指责政府在住房改革问题上采取了怠惰的态度,宁愿研究问题也不愿采取行动。Los críticos acusaron a la administración de adoptar un enfoque indolente ante la reforma de la vivienda, prefiriendo estudiar el problema en lugar de actuar.批評家たちは、行動するよりも問題を研究することを好んだ政権の住宅改革への怠慢な姿勢を非難した。비평가들은 행동하기보다 문제를 연구하는 것을 선호한 정부의 주택 개혁에 대한 안일한 태도를 비난했다.
- The biopsy revealed an indolent lymphoma that the consultant recommended monitoring rather than treating immediately. 活检显示为惰性淋巴瘤,医生建议先观察而非立即治疗。La biopsia reveló un linfoma indolente que el especialista recomendó vigilar en lugar de tratar de inmediato.生検の結果、低悪性度リンパ腫であることが判明し、担当医は即座の治療よりも経過観察を勧めた。생검 결과 저등급 림프종으로 밝혀져 담당 전문의는 즉각적인 치료보다 경과 관찰을 권고했다.
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使い方ガイド
場面: academic, general
トーン: negative
起源と歴史
From Latin indolens (insensitive to pain), from in- (not) and dolens (suffering, feeling pain), present participle of dolere (to suffer). The shift from 'painless' to 'lazy' occurred in the 17th century, via the idea of avoiding anything unpleasant.
文化的背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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