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laziness results in sth
表示懒惰带来的后果，动词也可用 lead to、cause。
His laziness resulted in poor grades.
他的懒惰导致了成绩不佳。
懒惰；怠惰
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懒惰；怠惰
laziness
His laziness resulted in poor grades.
他的懒惰导致了成绩不佳。
懒惰的性质。
The quality of being lazy
因不喜欢工作而导致的不活动
inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
轻松自在的活动
relaxed and easy activity
在实践美德时的冷漠和不活跃(被拟人化为七宗罪之一)
apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Laziness kept him from finishing his homework.
懒惰使他没能完成作业。
AI contextual example
Her laziness at work worried her manager.
她工作上的懒惰让经理很担心。
AI contextual example
He lost his part-time job because of his laziness.
他因为懒惰丢了兼职工作。
AI contextual example
the laziness of the day helped her to relax
那天的慵懒让她放松了下来
WordNet
表示懒惰带来的后果，动词也可用 lead to、cause。
His laziness resulted in poor grades.
他的懒惰导致了成绩不佳。
介词短语作原因状语，多置于句末。
He didn't clean his room out of laziness.
他因为懒惰而没有打扫房间。
强调在某方面的懒惰，in 后接动名词。
She showed laziness in preparing for the exam.
她在准备考试时显得很懒散。
tendency 后接 to 加名词，表示有某种倾向。
He has a tendency to laziness during summer.
他在夏天有懒惰的倾向。
Not this
He is laziness.
Use this
He is lazy.
laziness 是名词，lazy 是形容词；be 动词后描述主语性质应用形容词。
Not this
I hate his lazy.
Use this
I hate his laziness.
his 后需接名词作宾语；lazy 是形容词，laziness 是名词，表示“懒惰”应用名词形式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
纯粹的懒惰
He failed the exam through sheer laziness.
他纯粹因为懒惰而考试不及格。
出于懒惰
She didn't cook dinner out of laziness.
她因为懒惰而没有做晚饭。
克服懒惰
He tried to overcome his laziness by making a daily plan.
他试图通过制定每日计划来克服懒惰。
懒惰的倾向
She has a tendency to laziness on weekends.
她周末有懒惰的倾向。
懒惰与拖延
Laziness and procrastination often go hand in hand.
懒惰和拖延往往相伴而行。
懒惰是发明之母
I automated the whole process because laziness is the mother of invention.
我把整个过程自动化了，因为懒惰是发明之母。
懒惰不过是还没累就先休息的习惯。
His laziness made him miss the deadline.
他的懒惰让他错过了截止日期。
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联想：lazy（懒）后面跟 ness，就像懒人拖着一个长长的尾巴，这就是 laziness 懒惰。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交谈、自我评价、效率与习惯类文章 该词通常指因不喜欢工作而产生的怠惰状态，属于中性常用词，在日常口语和一般书面语中都比较常见。正式场合也可使用，但可能带有一定的评价色彩，选择时可根据语境判断是否合适。
haziness /ˈheɪzinəs/ 与 laziness 完全押韵；laziest、lazily 拼写以 lazi- 开头，但发音结尾不同，不押韵；business /ˈbɪznəs/、happiness /ˈhæpinəs/、readiness /ˈredinəs/ 拼写相近但重音元音不同，注意区分。
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