sluggish

鈍い、のろい

動きや反応、発展が遅い。

やさしい英語で： Moving, reacting, or developing slowly.

• The traffic was sluggish.
• I felt sluggish after lunch.
• The economy showed sluggish growth last year.

類義語： slow, lethargic

反対語： brisk, lively

よく使う表現： sluggish traffic, sluggish growth, feel sluggish

怠惰な、ものぐさな

普段から働いたり努力したりするのを嫌がる。

やさしい英語で： Usually unwilling to work or make an effort.

• He was a sluggish worker.
• Her sluggish habits left most chores to others.
• The manager complained about several sluggish employees.

類義語： lazy, idle, slothful

反対語： industrious, active

よく使う表現： sluggish worker, sluggish habits, sluggish employee

不活性な、自力で動けない

自分の力では動くことができない。

やさしい英語で： Unable to move by its own power.

• The poet described the stone as sluggish matter.
• An outside force moved the sluggish mass.
• The account contrasted living creatures with sluggish bodies.

類義語： inert, lifeless

よく使う表現： sluggish matter, sluggish mass, sluggish body