idleness

• 名词，指没有工作或活动的状态；也指缺乏内容或价值的性质；以及因不愿工作而懒惰的特点。

A noun referring to the state of being without employment or activity; the quality of lacking substance or value; the trait of being idle due to an unwillingness to work.

不可数

1. Lack of employmentB2formal

   The state of being without a job or occupation.

   失业

   • After the factory closed, many workers faced a period of idleness.
   • He was frustrated by his prolonged idleness after graduation.
   • The government introduced programs to combat idleness among the youth.

   同义词unemployment

   反义词employmentjoboccupationwork

2. Lack of substance or valueC1formal

   The quality of being trivial, pointless, or without real worth.

   空洞无物

   • The article was criticized for its intellectual idleness.
   • He dismissed the rumors as mere idleness of the mind.
   • The conversation drifted into idleness, touching on nothing important.

   同义词emptinessfrivolityfutilityinsignificancemeaninglessnesspointlessnesstrivialityvanityworthlessness

   反义词gravityimportancemeaningsignificancesubstancevalueweightworth

3. Reluctance to workB2formal

   The trait of avoiding work or effort due to laziness or disinclination.

   懒惰

   • His idleness cost him several job opportunities.
   • She was known for her idleness, always finding excuses to avoid tasks.
   • The manager warned him that his idleness would not be tolerated.

   同义词inactivityindolenceinertnesslanguorlazinessloafingloungeshiftlessnessslothsluggishnesstorpor

   反义词assiduitydiligenceindustriousnesslaboriousness