Word · Frequency #11341
inertia
惰性；迟钝
a disposition to remain inactive or inert
- 1.
The property of a body that resists any change to its uniform motion; equivalent to its mass.
物体抵抗其匀速运动状态改变的性质；等同于其质量。
- 2.
a disposition to remain inactive or inert
保持不活动或惰性的倾向
- 3.
In a person, unwillingness to take action.
人的惰性；不愿行动。
- 4.
(physics) the tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force
(物理学)物体保持静止或匀速运动状态的倾向,除非受到外力作用
- 5.
Lack of activity; sluggishness; said especially of the uterus, when, in labour, its contractions have nearly or wholly ceased.
缺乏活动；迟缓；尤指分娩时子宫收缩几乎或完全停止。
物体抵抗其匀速运动状态改变的性质；等同于其质量。；保持不活动或惰性的倾向；人的惰性；不愿行动。；(物理学)物体保持静止或匀速运动状态的倾向,除非受到外力作用；缺乏活动；迟缓；尤指分娩时子宫收缩几乎或完全停止。
In use
The committee's inertia has delayed the project for months.
After a long illness, it took all her courage to overcome her inertia and start exercising again.
The new manager was frustrated by the inertia of the office staff.
he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work
the inertia of something
用于说明某事物本身具有的惯性或惰性。
The inertia of the old system made change difficult.
旧制度的惯性使变革变得困难。
something has inertia
常用于物理语境，表示物体保持原有运动状态的属性。
A moving object has inertia and keeps moving unless acted on.
运动的物体具有惯性，除非受到外力作用，否则会保持运动。
Connections
Collocations
- moment of inertia
- 转动惯量
- The teacher explained how to calculate the moment of inertia of a rotating wheel.老师解释了如何计算旋转轮的转动惯量。
- overcome inertia
- 克服惰性
- She finally overcame her inertia and started exercising.她终于克服了惰性，开始锻炼。
- bureaucratic inertia
- 官僚惰性
- The reform was delayed by bureaucratic inertia.改革因官僚惰性而被拖延。
- political inertia
- 政治惰性
- Many voters complained about political inertia on climate change.许多选民抱怨在气候变化问题上存在政治惰性。
- organizational inertia
- 组织惰性
- Organizational inertia makes it hard for companies to adapt to new technology.组织惰性使公司难以适应新技术。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象急刹车时身体前冲——物体'懒得改变'的惯性即 inertia；拆成 in+ert+ia，联想'内在的惰性'。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术写作、正式演讲、社会评论 该词表示“惰性、迟钝”时，通常用于正式或书面语境，如学术文章、正式演讲或社会评论；日常口语中较少单独使用。物理语境中的“惯性”则偏向专业术语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhyme: Mercia /ˈmɝʃə/ matches inertia's stressed /ɝ/ and final /ʃə/. Inert and commercial share the /ɝ/ vowel but not the ending (inert has /t/; commercial has /ʃəl/). Initial, militia, and Asia are lookalikes: initial has a different stressed vowel, militia matches only the final /ʃə/, and Asia ends in /ʒə/, not /ʃə/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.