名詞 lethargy:

1. a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
   同義詞：lassitude, sluggishness
2. weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy
   同義詞：inanition, lassitude, slackness
3. inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
   同義詞：languor, sluggishness, phlegm, flatness

1. The same lethargy, I am afraid, characterizes the use of all our faculties and senses.
   恐怕，同倦的懶散也成為利用我們所有的本能和感覺(jué)的特點(diǎn)。
2. Marked by lethargy; torpid.
   惰怠的以懶惰為特征的; 呆鈍的
3. He was jolted out of his lethargy and into action when he realized he had only a short time to finish the article.
   他意識(shí)到須在很短時(shí)間就得把文章寫(xiě)完，立即動(dòng)手寫(xiě)起來(lái)。

leth.ar.gy

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 leth.ar.gies
A state of sluggishness, inactivity, and apathy.
無(wú)精打采，呆滯：懶散，無(wú)生氣，冷漠的狀態(tài)
A state of unconsciousness resembling deep sleep.
類似于熟睡的無(wú)意識(shí)狀態(tài)

來(lái)源：
Middle English letargie
中古英語(yǔ) letargie
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from Late Latin lôth3rgia
源自 后期拉丁語(yǔ) lôth3rgia
from Greek lôthargia
源自 希臘語(yǔ) lôthargia
from lôthargos [forgetful]
源自 lôthargos [健忘的]
lôthô [forgetfulness]
lôthô [健忘]
argos [idle] a- [without] * see a- ergon [work] * see erg
argos [懶散的] a- [沒(méi)有] *參見(jiàn) a- ergon [工作] *參見(jiàn) erg

<參考詞匯><同義詞>lethargy,lassitude,torpor,torpidity,stupor,languorThese nouns refer to a deficiency in mental and physical alertness and activity.
這些名詞都是指精神或者肉體警覺(jué)和活動(dòng)效力的喪失。
Lethargy, a state of sluggishness and inactivity,may be caused by factors such as illness, fatigue, or overwork,but it manifests itself in drowsy dullness or apathy:
Lethargy 意指無(wú)精打采及沒(méi)有活力的狀態(tài)，可能因諸如疾病、疲勞或過(guò)度勞作等方面的因素引起，但是該詞表明自己是令人昏昏欲睡的單調(diào)乏味與呆滯：
例句：
A surprise military attack roused the nation from its lethargy.
一次令人吃驚的軍事進(jìn)攻把全國(guó)人民從昏昏噩噩中驚醒。

Lassitude implies weariness or diminished energy such as might result from physical or mental strain:
Lassitude 意指諸如可能因肉體或精神過(guò)度緊張等原因而引起的疲倦或精力的減弱：
例句：
.His anger had evaporated; he felt nothing but utter lassitude. (John Galsworthy).
.他的怒火已消失殆盡；他唯一的感覺(jué)就是完全的困乏. （約翰·高爾斯華綏）。

Torpor andtorpidity suggest the suspension of activity characteristic of an animal in hibernation; they imply lethargy or inertia:
Torpor 和torpidity 都表示處于冬眠狀態(tài)的動(dòng)物的活力特征的暫停； 他們都含有無(wú)精打采或遲鈍的意思：
例句：
.My calmness was the torpor of despair. (Charles Brockden Brown).
.我的鎮(zhèn)靜是我絕望的麻木. （查爾斯·布羅克登·布朗）.。

例句：
Nothing could dispel the torpidity of the indifferent audience.
任何東西都無(wú)法驅(qū)散那些冷漠觀眾的困倦。

Stupor, which is marked by cessation or great decrease of mental activity or feeling,is often produced by sleepiness, illness, or the effects of alcohol or narcotics;it suggests a benumbed or dazed state:
Stupor 常以精神活動(dòng)或感覺(jué)的中止或急劇減弱為標(biāo)志，常因困倦、疾病或酒精或麻醉品的作用而產(chǎn)生；它表示麻木或發(fā)呆的狀態(tài)：
例句：
.The huge height of the buildings . . . the hubbub and endless stir . . . struck me into a kind of stupor of surprise. (Robert Louis Stevenson).
.建筑物的巨大高度…大聲喧嚷及無(wú)盡的騷動(dòng)…使我陷入了吃驚的麻木不仁之中. （羅伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森）。

Languor is the lack of energy or spirit typical of one who is indolent or satiated by a life of luxury or pleasure:
Languor 指由奢華或淫樂(lè)的生活造成的好逸惡勞的人缺乏精力或精神：
例句：
.But for the criminal . . . languor which characterized that commander`s movements . . . the honor of France might still have been saved. (John Lothrop Motley).
.如果不是因?yàn)樽锓浮笓]官的消沉怠倦的行為…法蘭西的榮譽(yù)或許能得到挽救. （約翰·婁斯羅普·莫特利）