inert 音标拼音: [ɪn'ɚt]
a . 惰性的,迟钝的,无活力的,呆滞的
惰性的,迟钝的,无活力的,呆滞的
inert *惰性
inert adj 1 :
unable to move or resist motion 2 :
having only a limited ability to react chemically ;
chemically inactive ; "
inert matter "; "
an indifferent chemical in a reaction " [
synonym : {
inert }, {
indifferent }, {
neutral }]
3 :
slow and apathetic ; "
she was fat and inert "; "
a sluggish worker "; "
a mind grown torpid in old age " [
synonym : {
inert },
{
sluggish }, {
soggy }, {
torpid }]
Inert \
In *
ert "\,
a . [
L .
iners ,
inertis ,
unskilled ,
idle ;
pref .
in -
ars art :
cf .
F .
inerte .
See {
Art }.]
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1 .
Destitute of the power of moving itself ,
or of active resistance to motion ;
as ,
matter is inert .
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2 .
Indisposed to move or act ;
very slow to act ;
sluggish ;
dull ;
inactive ;
indolent ;
lifeless .
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The inert and desponding party of the court .
--
Macaulay .
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It present becomes extravagant ,
then imbecile ,
and at length utterly inert . --
I .
Taylor .
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3 .
Not having or manifesting active properties ;
not affecting other substances when brought in contact with them ;
powerless for an expected or desired effect ;
as ,
the noble gases are chemically inert .
Syn :
Inactive ;
dull ;
passive ;
indolent ;
sluggish ;
slothful ;
lazy ;
lifeless ;
irresolute ;
stupid ;
senseless ;
insensible .
Usage : {
Inert }, {
Inactive }, {
Sluggish }.
A man may be inactive from mere lack of stimulus to effort ;
but one who is inert has something in his constitution or his habits which operates like a weight holding him back from exertion .
Sluggish is still stronger ,
implying some defect of temperament which directly impedes action .
Inert and inactive are negative ,
sluggish is positive .
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Even the favored isles . . .
Can boast but little virtue ;
and ,
inert Through plenty ,
lose in morals what they gain In manners --
victims of luxurious ease .
--
Cowper .
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Doomed to lose four months in inactive obscurity . --
Johnson .
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Sluggish Idleness ,
the nurse of sin ,
Upon a slothful ass he chose to ride . --
Spenser .
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144 Moby Thesaurus words for "
inert ":
abeyant ,
abiotic ,
apathetic ,
asleep ,
azoic ,
benumbed ,
blase ,
bored ,
cataleptic ,
catatonic ,
changeless ,
constant ,
contemplative ,
dead ,
debilitated ,
do -
nothing ,
dopey ,
dormant ,
droopy ,
drugged ,
dull ,
dumb ,
enervated ,
exanimate ,
flat ,
foul ,
groggy ,
heavy ,
hebetudinous ,
idle ,
immobile ,
immutable ,
impassive ,
impotent ,
in abeyance ,
in suspense ,
inactive ,
inanimate ,
inanimated ,
incommutable ,
inconvertible ,
indefeasible ,
indolent ,
insensate ,
insensible ,
insentient ,
insusceptible of change ,
intransmutable ,
invariable ,
irretrievable ,
irreversible ,
irrevocable ,
jaded ,
lackadaisical ,
laissez -
aller ,
laissez -
faire ,
languid ,
languorous ,
lasting ,
latent ,
lazy ,
leaden ,
lethargic ,
lifeless ,
listless ,
logy ,
lumpish ,
meditative ,
moribund ,
motionless ,
mute ,
neuter ,
neutral ,
noble ,
nonconscious ,
nonliving ,
nonreturnable ,
nonreversible ,
numb ,
otiose ,
paralytic ,
paralyzed ,
passive ,
permanent ,
phlegmatic ,
pooped ,
powerless ,
procrastinating ,
quiescent ,
quiet ,
quietist ,
quietistic ,
reverseless ,
sated ,
sedentary ,
senseless ,
slack ,
sleeping ,
sleepy ,
slothful ,
slow ,
sluggish ,
slumbering ,
smoldering ,
somnolent ,
soulless ,
stagnant ,
stagnating ,
standing ,
standpat ,
static ,
stationary ,
still ,
stolid ,
stultified ,
supine ,
suspended ,
tame ,
torpid ,
unalterable ,
unalterative ,
unaltered ,
unanimated ,
unaroused ,
unchangeable ,
unchanged ,
unchanging ,
unconscious ,
undeflectable ,
undeviating ,
unfeeling ,
unmodifiable ,
unremitting ,
unresponsive ,
unrestorable ,
unreturnable ,
unsusceptible ,
unvariable ,
unvarying ,
vegetable ,
vegetative ,
wan ,
weary ,
world -
weary
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