| 单词 | languid |
| 释义 | languid (once / 767 pages) adj Describe a slow-moving river or a weak breeze or a listless manner with the slightly poetic adjective, languid. Languid comes from the Latin verb, languere "to be weak or faint" and is a somewhat literary word for something that doesn't use much energy. If someone says goodbye to you with a languid wave of the hand, there's not too much movement involved. You can describe yourself as languid when you have that feeling of not being entirely awake — kind of lazy in the mind. WORD FAMILYlanguid: languidest, languidly USAGE EXAMPLESFollowing a languid opening with picturesque underwater cinematography of sun-dappled reefs, a lad appears on the surface, shot from below. Los Angeles Times(Nov 24, 2016) Yet contrary to the languid scene, local people have never been more convinced that the controversial mega-project is finally about to begin. The Guardian(Nov 24, 2016) He carefully renders dense foliage, crimson skies and complex reflections in languid rivers. Washington Post(Nov 18, 2016) adj lacking spirit or liveliness a languid mood a languid wave of the hand Syn dreamy, lackadaisical, languorous lethargic, unenrgetic deficient in alertness or activity |
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