| 单词 | lackadaisical |
| 释义 | lackadaisical (once / 18073 pages) adj Even though lackadaisical sounds like it has something to do with a shortage of daisies, know that what it really means is lacking in spirit or liveliness. A person with a lackadaisical attitude shows no enthusiasm and puts forth a half-hearted effort. But it's more of a dreamy, laid back approach rather than sheer laziness. This funny-sounding adjective came about in the eighteenth century from the interjection lackaday, which was an old fashioned way of saying "oh man!" or "unfortunately." WORD FAMILYlackadaisical: lackadaisically USAGE EXAMPLESMy parents were pretty lackadaisical about my summer job in high school. New York Times(Nov 25, 2016) “I often received lackadaisical and rude responses to my requests for information,” Schronce wrote. Washington Post(Nov 17, 2016) But in this election, divisiveness was rendered even more troubling by a creeping nihilism that made our collective behavior both more lackadaisical and more unhinged. The New Yorker(Nov 11, 2016) 1adj idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way she was annoyingly lackadaisical and impractical "a... lackadaisical, spiritless young man-about-town"- P.G.Wodehouse Syn idle not in action or at work 2adj lacking spirit or liveliness a lackadaisical attempt Syn dreamy, languid, languorous lethargic, unenrgetic deficient in alertness or activity |
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