idleness

名词 idleness:

1. having no employment
   同义词：idling, loafing
2. the quality of lacking substance or value
   同义词：groundlessness
3. the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work
   同义词：faineance

1. The pleasures of idleness soon cloy.
   无所事事的享乐很快就使人厌烦了。
2. The tutor took the young lad in hand and soon cured him of his idleness.
   这个家庭教师负责管教这一少年，很快就改正了他懒惰的习气。
3. Idleness and luxury bring forth poverty and want.
   懒惰和奢侈导致穷困和贪欲。
4. The closure of the large factory made many workers live in idleness.
   那家大工厂倒闭，使许多工人失业。
5. Idleness is the root of all evil.
   懒惰乃万恶之源。