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indolence

🇬🇧 UK/ˈindələns/🇺🇸 US/'indәlәns/
C2

Definitions

n.

Habitual laziness; a tendency to avoid work or effort.

懒惰;怠惰

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
dolpain, sorrow, grief
+
encestate, quality
=indolence

Common Collocations

  • 1.complete indolence完全的懒惰
  • 2.slothful indolence懈怠的懒惰

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    His indolence prevented him from achieving his goals.

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