slow
英 [sləʊ]
美 [sloʊ]
- adj. 慢的；减速的；迟钝的
- vi. 变慢；变萧条
- vt. 放慢；阻碍
- adv. 慢慢地；迟缓地
- n. (Slow)人名；(英)斯洛
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中文词源
slow 慢的，缓慢的，迟缓的
来 自 中 古 英 语 slow, 来 自 古 英 语 slaw, 懒 散 的 ， 无 精 打 采 的 ， 缓 慢 的 ， 来 自 Proto-Germanic*slaiwaz,没精神的，虚弱的，来自 PIE*sleu,没精神的，虚弱的，没精打采的， 词源同 slack,sluggard.引申诸相关词义。
英语词源
- slow
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slow: [OE] The etymological notion underlying slow is ‘dullness, sluggishness’; ‘lack of speed’ is a secondary development. The word goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *slæwaz, which also produced Swedish slö and Danish sløv ‘dull, blunt’. The original idea of ‘sluggishness’ is better preserved in the derivative sloth [12] (etymologically ‘slow-ness’).
=> sloth - slow (adj.)
- Old English slaw "inactive, sluggish, torpid, lazy," also "not clever," from Proto-Germanic *slæwaz (cognates: Old Saxon sleu "blunt, dull," Middle Dutch slee, Dutch sleeuw "sour, tart, blunt," Old High German sleo "blunt, dull," Old Norse sljor, Danish sløv, Swedish slö "blunt, dull"). Meaning "taking a long time" is attested from early 13c. Meaning "dull, tedious" is from 1841. As an adverb c. 1500. The slows "imaginary disease to account for lethargy" is from 1843.
- slow (v.)
- 1550s, "make slower;" 1590s, "go slower," from slow (adj.). Related: Slowed; slowing. Old English had slawian (intransitive) "to be or become slow, be sluggish," but the modern use appears to be a 16c. re-formation.
权威例句
- 1. The slow-worm is in fact not a snake but a legless lizard.
- 蛇蜥其实不是蛇，而是无脚的蜥蜴。
- 2. Why were grown-ups always so stuffy and slow to recognize good ideas?
- 为什么成年人总是那么一本正经，对好点子反应那么迟缓呢？
- 3. The lorry was travelling at 20mph in the slow lane.
- 卡车在慢车道上以20英里的时速行驶。
- 4. He topped her glass up after complaining she was a slow drinker.
- 他抱怨她喝得太慢，随即又把她的杯子续满。
- 5. The Board had been slow to render its verdict.
- 董事会迟迟未能作出决定。
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