a do-nothing [noun]
do-nothing 作定语形容词,常含贬义,修饰政府、机构、政策等。
The country suffered under a do-nothing government.
这个国家在一个无所作为的政府统治下受苦。
无所作为的;游手好闲的;无为的;懒惰的
无所作为的
Doing nothing, not taking any action.
The manager criticized his do-nothing attitude during the project.
经理批评了他在项目中游手好闲的态度。
用法提示:do-nothing 作为形容词修饰 attitude,表示‘无所作为的’态度。
The government's do-nothing policy on climate change drew widespread anger.
政府在气候变化上的无为政策引发了广泛愤怒。
用法提示:do-nothing 修饰 policy,表示‘不作为的’政策。
He was tired of being called a do-nothing employee and decided to work harder.
他厌倦了被称为懒惰的员工,决定更努力工作。
用法提示:do-nothing 修饰 employee,表示‘懒惰的’员工。
do-nothing 作定语形容词,常含贬义,修饰政府、机构、政策等。
The country suffered under a do-nothing government.
这个国家在一个无所作为的政府统治下受苦。
直接修饰复数名词时不加冠词,语气带有批评意味。
The report attacked do-nothing policies that had failed for years.
报告抨击了多年来失败的无所作为政策。
grammar · medium
易错句子The mayor promised to fix the do nothing budget.
正确表达The mayor promised to fix the do-nothing budget.
复合形容词修饰名词时要用连字符连接,写成 do-nothing;分开写成 do nothing 会被读成动词短语,导致修饰关系不清。
grammar · medium
易错句子The government's do-nothing caused the crisis.
正确表达The government's do-nothing attitude caused the crisis.
do-nothing 是形容词,必须修饰后面的名词(如 attitude、policy),不能单独作抽象名词表示“不作为”;汉语“政府的不作为”直译时容易漏掉中心名词。
idle 侧重没在工作、闲着或未被使用,可指人、机器或工厂,语气可中性;do-nothing 强调该做却不做,多修饰政府、政策等。
passive 指不主动、被动接受,常修饰角色、态度或反应;do-nothing 指有意不作为,常修饰政府、政策或机构,带批评意味。
lazy 指人本性或当下不愿努力,带明显贬义;do-nothing 强调不采取行动,可修饰政策、机构或人,不一定指性格懒惰。
do + nothing + -ism
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