the state of not having any energy or enthusiasm for doing things synonym listlessness, inertia無精打采;沒有熱情;冷漠 The report criticizes the lethargy shown by employers when it comes to job creation. 該報告批評了僱主在創造就業機會方面表現出的冷漠。
Extra ExamplesHe felt that he had to drag himself out of his lethargy and begin to write. 他覺得自己必須打起精神,開始寫作。 She was suddenly overcome by lethargy. 她突然委靡不振。 They will need to shake off their lethargy if they want to win the game. 如果他們想要赢得比賽,就必須打起精神。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + lethargy- shake off
- a feeling of lethargy
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from late Latin lethargia, from Greek lēthargia, from lēthargos ‘forgetful’, from the base of lanthanesthai ‘forget’.