dilatory
英 ['d?l?t(?)r?]
美['d?l?t?ri]
- adj. 拖拉的；緩慢的，不慌不忙的
GRE暢通詞匯
中文詞源
dilatory 拖延的
di-, 分開，散開，來自dis-變體。-lat, 拿，攜帶，詞源同relate, translate.即四散的，沒方向的，引申詞義拖延。
英文詞源
- dilatory
- dilatory: see defer
- dilatory (adj.)
- late 15c., from Late Latin dilatorius, from dilator "procrastinator," from dilatus, serving as past participle of differe "delay" (see defer).
雙語例句
- 1. The government has been dilatory in dealing with the problem of unemployment.
- 政府遲遲未解決失業問題。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. The boss sacked a dilatory worker yesterday.
- 昨天老板開除了一個凡事都愛拖延的人.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. You might expect politicians to smooth things out when civil servants are being dilatory.
- 公務員辦事拖沓，你可能認為政治家會把事情順利解決。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. After a pause he added'sir. " in a dilatory , grudging way.
- 停了一會他才慢吞吞地 、 勉勉強強地加了一聲 “ 先生 ”.
來自英漢文學 - 蓋茨比
- 5. The dilatory limousine came rolling up the drive.
- 那輛姍姍來遲的大型轎車沿著汽車道開了上來.
來自英漢文學 - 蓋茨比