lax

英 [l?ks] 美[l?ks]

反義詞

TEM8IELTS低頻詞常用詞匯

比較級(jí):?laxer;最高級(jí):?laxest;名詞:?laxity;

lax 瀉肚，松弛的，松懈的

來(lái)自PIE*sleg,松弛的，放松的，詞源同languish,slack.該詞原義使腸胃放松，即排便，引申詞義松弛的，松懈的等。

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).

1. One of the problem areas is lax security for airport personnel.: 問(wèn)題之一是對(duì)機(jī)場(chǎng)員工的安檢措施馬虎松懈。

2. There have been allegations from survivors that safety standards had been lax.: 生還者一直指責(zé)安全標(biāo)準(zhǔn)執(zhí)行不嚴(yán)。

3. a lax attitude to health and safety regulations: 對(duì)衛(wèi)生與安全條例的馬虎態(tài)度