languor
n 衰弱,憔悴(langu+or)
释义2:
languor
/ 5lANgE , 5lANE /
◙ noun, [mass noun] 1. the state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia• 衰弱无力;安逸闲适 »he remembered the languor and warm happiness of those golden afternoons. 他想起那些美好午后里安逸和温暖的幸福。2. an oppressive stillness of the air• 沉闷,压抑 »the afternoon was hot, quiet, and heavy with languor. 午后燥热,寂静,沉闷。【派生】
♦ languorous adjective♦ languorously adverb【语源】
1. Middle English: via Old French from Latin, from languere (see languish ). The original sense was 'illness, disease, distress', later 'faintness, lassitude'; current senses date from the 18th cent., when such lassitude became associated with a sometimes rather self-indulgent romantic yearning
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