中文翻译与英英解释

n.
1.懒惰；坐食。
2.赋闲无事，失业。
3.无益，无效。
短语和例子
busy idleness 整天无事忙。 I- is the mother [parent, root] of all evil [sin, vice]. 〔谚语〕懒惰为万恶之源。 I- rusts the mind. 〔谚语〕怠惰使头脑迟钝。 eat the bread of idleness 坐吃。 live in idleness 游手好闲。

having no employment
同义词：idling, loafing,

the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work
同义词：faineance,

the quality of lacking substance or value; "the groundlessness of their report was quickly recognized"
同义词：groundlessness,

例句与用法

She had encouraged her mother in her idleness .
她曾经怂恿母亲懒散怠惰。

The protracted idleness eat at him .
这样没完没了地一天天闲混，使他苦恼。

Grief, sir, is a species of idleness .
先生，悲哀是懒惰的一种。

Idleness is a dangerous breeding ground .
懒散无事是一个富有危险性的温床。

I passed my time in idleness .
我把我的时间闲混过去了。

Idleness is the rust of the mind .
懒惰使脑筋锈烂。

He was fired by his boss as a product of idleness .
他被老板辞掉了，这是他怠惰的报应。

He reveled in those moments of idleness stolen from his work .
他喜爱学习之余的闲暇时刻。

He was tired of rotting from idleness at rome .
他呆在罗马，无所事事，对于一切都十分厌倦。

It was a bore to train, and it interfered with his idleness .
训练使他腻烦，不合他懒散的性格。