Word
do-nothing
/ˈduː,nʌθiŋ/
adjective
无所事事的；不采取行动的
核心释义
Doing nothing; not taking any action.
- 1.
无所作为的
Doing nothing, not taking any action.
无所作为的；游手好闲的；无为的；懒惰的
用法In use
The manager criticized his do-nothing attitude during the project.
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.
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.
用法提示：do-nothing 修饰 employee，表示‘懒惰的’员工。
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。
do-nothing [plural noun]
直接修饰复数名词时不加冠词，语气带有批评意味。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
词族Word family
- do-nothingism
- 不作为的做法；无为主义 · do + nothing + -ism
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语法说明Grammar Note
通常仅用于名词前作定语，不用于表语。
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