otiose
英 ['??t???s; '????-; -z]
美['ot?os]
- adj. 沒有用的；不必要的；多余的；怠惰的
GRE暢通詞匯
中文詞源
otiose 懶散的，無用的
來自拉丁語otium,休閑，得空，免于事物打擾，詞源同negotiate.即休閑的，不受打擾的，后詞義貶義化，引申詞義懶散的，好吃懶做的，無用的等。
英文詞源
- otiose
- otiose: see negotiate
- otiose (adj.)
- 1794, "unfruitful, futile," from Latin otiosus "having leisure or ease,unoccupied, idle, not busy" (source of French oiseux, Spanish ocioso, Italian otioso), from otium "leisure, free time, freedom from business," of unknown origin. Meaning "at leisure, idle" is recorded from 1850. Compare Latin phrase otium cum dignitate "leisure with dignity." Earlier adjective in English was otious- "at ease" (1610s), and Middle English had noun otiosity (late 15c.).
雙語例句
- 1. an otiose round of meetings
- 一輪無用的會議
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. Objective To study the antitumor activity of otiose and coumarin in novobiocin.
- 目的研究新生霉素的結構單元諾維糖和香豆素的抗腫瘤活性.
來自互聯網
- 3. But you compare others to catch a few final otiose more, it is toxic still.
- 可是你比別人多抓幾只最終沒有用的, 它還是中毒了.
來自互聯網
- 4. Because he does not know the skill of fishing, light has fishing rod is otiose.
- 因為他不懂釣魚的技巧, 光有魚竿是沒有用的.
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