indolence
noun [ U ] literary uk/ˈɪn.dəl.əns/ us/ˈɪn.dəl.əns/
懒散;懒惰
the state of showing no real interest or effort
After a sudden burst of activity, the team lapsed back into indolence. 在突然一阵活动之后，团队又陷入了懒散的状态。
The people feel trapped between the indolence and apathy of the authorities and fear of the criminals. 人们感到被困于当局的懒惰和冷漠以及对犯罪分子的恐惧之间。
See: indolent
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- There is often an assumption of indolence and crime when people think about poverty.
- For most of them, the principal reasons not to switch party are nostalgia and indolence.
- Rather than encouraging enterprise and initiative, socialism was said to foster corruption and indolence.