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翻译 · 词源 · 例句- n. 松元音；泻肚
- adj. 松的；松懈的；腹泻的
- n. (Lax)人名；(英、法、德、意、芬、匈、瑞典)拉克斯
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比较级: laxer;最高级: laxest;名词: laxity;
中文词源
lax 泻肚，松弛的，松懈的
来自PIE*sleg,松弛的，放松的，词源同languish,slack.该词原义使肠胃放松，即排便，引申词义松弛的，松懈的等。
英文词源
- lax
- lax: see lease, relish
- lax (adj.)
- c. 1400, "loose" (in reference to bowels), from Latin laxus "wide, loose, open," figuratively "loose, free, wide," from PIE root *(s)leg- "to be slack, be languid" (cognates: Greek legein "to leave off, stop," lagos "hare," literally "with drooping ears," lagnos "lustful, lascivious," lagaros "slack, hollow, shrunken;" Latin languere "to be faint, weary," languidis "faint, weak, dull, sluggish, languid"). Of rules, discipline, etc., attested from mid-15c.
- lax (n.)
- "salmon," from Old English leax (see lox).
双语例句
- 1. One of the problem areas is lax security for airport personnel.
- 问题之一是对机场员工的安检措施马虎松懈。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. There have been allegations from survivors that safety standards had been lax.
- 生还者一直指责安全标准执行不严。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. a lax attitude to health and safety regulations
- 对卫生与安全条例的马虎态度
来自《权威词典》
- 4. Lax security allowed the thieves to enter.
- 松懈的保安措施使小偷有机可乘.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Financial discipline is lax.
- 财政纪律松驰.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》