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单词 lethargy
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
leth•ar•gy /ˈlɛθɚdʒi/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. the quality or state of being drowsy or dull;
    listlessness.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
leth•ar•gy  (lethər jē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gies. 
  1. the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy;
    apathetic or sluggish inactivity.
  2. Pathologyan abnormal state or disorder characterized by overpowering drowsiness or sleep.
  • Late Greek, Greek, as above
  • Medieval Latin litargīa
  • Greek lēthargía, equivalent. to lé̄tharg(os) drowsy + -ia -y3 (see Lethe, -algia); replacing Middle English litargie
  • Late Latin lēthargia
  • 1325–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lethargy /ˈlɛθədʒɪ/ n ( pl -gies)
  1. sluggishness, slowness, or dullness
  2. an abnormal lack of energy, esp as the result of a disease
Etymology: 14th Century: from Late Latin lēthargīa, from Greek lēthargos drowsy, from lēthē forgetfulness

lethargic /lɪˈθɑːdʒɪk/, leˈthargical adj leˈthargically adv
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