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

lax adj., -er, -est.

not strict or severe; careless:lax morals.
slack;
not tense:a lax rope.
not rigidly exact or precise;
vague:lax thinking.

lax•i•ty/ˈlæksɪti/USA pronunciation lax•ness, n. [uncountable]
lax•ly, adv. See -lax-.

-lax-, root.

-lax- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "loose, slack.'' This meaning is found in such words as: lax, laxative, relax.

Lax•ness n.

Hall•dór Kil•jan 1902–98, Icelandic writer: Nobel prize 1955.

lax adj., -er, -est.

not strict or severe;
careless or negligent:lax morals; a lax attitude toward discipline.
loose or slack;
not tense, rigid, or firm:a lax rope; a lax handshake.
not rigidly exact or precise;
vague:lax ideas.
open, loose, or not retentive, as diarrheal bowels.
(of a person) having the bowels unusually loose or open.
open or not compact;
having a loosely cohering structure;
porous:lax tissue; lax texture.
Phonetics(of a vowel) articulated with relatively relaxed tongue muscles. Cf. tense¹ (def. 4).

Latin laxus loose, slack, wide; akin to languēre to languish; cognate with Old English slæc slack¹
Middle English 1350–1400

lax′ly, adv.
lax′ness, n.

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Laxness /ˈlaxsnɛs/ n

Halldór (Kiljan) (haldəʊr). 1902–98, Icelandic novelist, noted for his treatment of rural working life in Iceland. His works include Salka Valka (1932) and Independent People (1935). Nobel prize for literature 1955

lax /læks/ adj

lacking firmness; not strict
lacking precision or definition
not taut
(of a speech sound) pronounced with little muscular effort and consequently having relatively imprecise accuracy of articulation and little temporal duration. In English the vowel i in bit is lax

Etymology: 14th Century (originally used with reference to the bowels): from Latin laxus loose

ˈlaxly adv ˈlaxity, ˈlaxness n

单词	laxness
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 lax /læks/USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est. not strict or severe; careless:lax morals. slack; not tense:a lax rope. not rigidly exact or precise; vague:lax thinking. lax•i•ty/ˈlæksɪti/USA pronunciation lax•ness, n. [uncountable] lax•ly, adv. See -lax-. -lax-, root. -lax- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "loose, slack.'' This meaning is found in such words as: lax, laxative, relax. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 Lax•ness(läks′nes),USA pronunciation n. Hall•dór Kil•jan (häl′dōr kil′yän),USA pronunciation 1902–98, Icelandic writer: Nobel prize 1955. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 lax (laks),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est. not strict or severe; careless or negligent:lax morals; a lax attitude toward discipline. loose or slack; not tense, rigid, or firm:a lax rope; a lax handshake. not rigidly exact or precise; vague:lax ideas. open, loose, or not retentive, as diarrheal bowels. (of a person) having the bowels unusually loose or open. open or not compact; having a loosely cohering structure; porous:lax tissue; lax texture. Phonetics(of a vowel) articulated with relatively relaxed tongue muscles. Cf. tense¹ (def. 4). Latin laxus loose, slack, wide; akin to languēre to languish; cognate with Old English slæc slack¹ Middle English 1350–1400 lax′ly, adv. lax′ness, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Laxness /ˈlaxsnɛs/ n Halldór (Kiljan) (haldəʊr). 1902–98, Icelandic novelist, noted for his treatment of rural working life in Iceland. His works include Salka Valka (1932) and Independent People (1935). Nobel prize for literature 1955 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lax /læks/ adj lacking firmness; not strict lacking precision or definition not taut (of a speech sound) pronounced with little muscular effort and consequently having relatively imprecise accuracy of articulation and little temporal duration. In English the vowel i in bit is lax Etymology: 14th Century (originally used with reference to the bowels): from Latin laxus loose ˈlaxly adv ˈlaxity, ˈlaxness n
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