slow
英 [sl??]
美[slo?]
- adj. 慢的；減速的；遲鈍的
- vi. 變慢；變蕭條
- vt. 放慢；阻礙
- adv. 慢慢地；遲緩地
- n. (Slow)人名；(英)斯洛
CET4TEM4考研CET6中高頻詞基本詞匯
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?slows;過去式:?slowed;過去分詞:?slowed;現在分詞:?slowing;比較級:?slower;最高級:?slowest;名詞:?slowness;
中文詞源
slow 慢的，緩慢的，遲緩的
來 自 中 古 英 語 slow, 來 自 古 英 語 slaw, 懶 散 的 ， 無 精 打 采 的 ， 緩 慢 的 ， 來 自 Proto-Germanic*slaiwaz,沒精神的，虛弱的，來自 PIE*sleu,沒精神的，虛弱的，沒精打采的， 詞源同 slack,sluggard.引申諸相關詞義。
英文詞源
- slow
- slow: [OE] The etymological notion underlying slow is ‘dullness, sluggishness’; ‘lack of speed’ is a secondary development. The word goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *sl?waz, which also produced Swedish sl? and Danish sl?v ‘dull, blunt’. The original idea of ‘sluggishness’ is better preserved in the derivative sloth [12] (etymologically ‘slow-ness’).
=> sloth - slow (adj.)
- Old English slaw "inactive, sluggish, torpid, lazy," also "not clever," from Proto-Germanic *sl?waz (cognates: Old Saxon sleu "blunt, dull," Middle Dutch slee, Dutch sleeuw "sour, tart, blunt," Old High German sleo "blunt, dull," Old Norse sljor, Danish sl?v, Swedish sl? "blunt, dull"). Meaning "taking a long time" is attested from early 13c. Meaning "dull, tedious" is from 1841. As an adverb c. 1500. The slows "imaginary disease to account for lethargy" is from 1843.
- slow (v.)
- 1550s, "make slower;" 1590s, "go slower," from slow (adj.). Related: Slowed; slowing. Old English had slawian (intransitive) "to be or become slow, be sluggish," but the modern use appears to be a 16c. re-formation.
雙語例句
- 1. The slow-worm is in fact not a snake but a legless lizard.
- 蛇蜥其實不是蛇，而是無腳的蜥蜴。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Why were grown-ups always so stuffy and slow to recognize good ideas?
- 為什么成年人總是那么一本正經，對好點子反應那么遲緩呢？
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The lorry was travelling at 20mph in the slow lane.
- 卡車在慢車道上以20英里的時速行駛。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He topped her glass up after complaining she was a slow drinker.
- 他抱怨她喝得太慢，隨即又把她的杯子續滿。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The Board had been slow to render its verdict.
- 董事會遲遲未能作出決定。
來自柯林斯例句