英语词汇“supine”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

You can be described as supine when you're lying face up — for example, your favorite yoga poses might be the supine ones. Someone who is very passive or lethargic could also be called supine — for instance, someone might be supine in the face of continuous threats and insults.

The adjective supine comes from a Latin word, supinus, which means “thrown backwards” or “inactive.” Whenever a person or animal is lying on its back, belly-up, it is supine. When your hand is open, palm-up, it is also supine. Supine can even describe a person who gives insufficient resistance, or who is lazy and ineffectual. "When Jack refused to object to the landlord’s repeated — and gouging — rent increases, he was supine."

WORD FAMILY

supine: resupine, supinely

USAGE EXAMPLES

So if Congress promises to be supine, what of the supreme court, surely the ultimate restraint?

The Guardian(Nov 10, 2016)

There are lots of people sitting down for his set, but it’s not all stoned abstraction for supine satisfaction.

The Guardian(Nov 06, 2016)

Remain, who didn’t put up posters or show any passion for their cause, were supine in the face of their rhetoric.

The Guardian(Nov 04, 2016)

1adj lying face upward

Syn

resupine
unerect

not upright in position or posture

2adj offering no resistance

"No other colony showed such supine, selfish helplessness in allowing her own border citizens to be mercilessly harried"- Theodore Roosevelt

Syn

resistless, unresisting
inactive, passive

lacking in energy or will

单词	supine
释义	supine (once / 6611 pages) adj You can be described as supine when you're lying face up — for example, your favorite yoga poses might be the supine ones. Someone who is very passive or lethargic could also be called supine — for instance, someone might be supine in the face of continuous threats and insults. The adjective supine comes from a Latin word, supinus, which means “thrown backwards” or “inactive.” Whenever a person or animal is lying on its back, belly-up, it is supine. When your hand is open, palm-up, it is also supine. Supine can even describe a person who gives insufficient resistance, or who is lazy and ineffectual. "When Jack refused to object to the landlord’s repeated — and gouging — rent increases, he was supine." WORD FAMILY supine: resupine, supinely USAGE EXAMPLES So if Congress promises to be supine, what of the supreme court, surely the ultimate restraint? The Guardian(Nov 10, 2016) There are lots of people sitting down for his set, but it’s not all stoned abstraction for supine satisfaction. The Guardian(Nov 06, 2016) Remain, who didn’t put up posters or show any passion for their cause, were supine in the face of their rhetoric. The Guardian(Nov 04, 2016) 1adj lying face upward Syn resupine unerect not upright in position or posture 2adj offering no resistance "No other colony showed such supine, selfish helplessness in allowing her own border citizens to be mercilessly harried"- Theodore Roosevelt Syn resistless, unresisting inactive, passive lacking in energy or will
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