idle
中文来自 ECDICT
- adj.
- 懒惰的，闲散的，停顿的，空闲的，无用的
- vi.
- 无所事事，闲散，浪费，空转
- vt.
- 虚度，使闲散，使空转
- n.
- 空转，空闲时间
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演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
From Middle English idel, ydel, from Old English īdel, from Proto-West Germanic *īdl, from Proto-Germanic *īdlaz. Cognate with Dutch ijdel (“vain, meaningless”), ijl (“rareified, skinny”), iel (“thin, slender”); German Low German iedel (“vain, idle”); German eitel (“vain, conceited”); and possibly Old Norse illr ("bad"; > English ill).
释义（英文）
形容词 Adjective
- (obsolete) Empty, vacant.
- Not being used appropriately; not occupied; (of time) with no, no important, or not much activity.
- Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing in particular.
- Averse to work, labor
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演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
From Middle English idel, ydel, from Old English īdel (“idleness”), from the adjective (see above).
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- The state of idling, of being idle.
- (mechanical engineering) The lowest selectable thrust or power