slowness
noun[U]
uk/ˈsləʊ.nəs/us/ˈsloʊ.nəs/slownessnoun[U](LACK OF SPEED)
thequalityofmovingorhappeningwithout muchspeed:
缓慢，慢吞吞Hemovedwithexcruciatingslowness.他的行动缓慢得让人难受。
Theyexpressedimpatiencewith the slowness of thepaceofchange.他们对变革步伐的迟缓表示出不耐烦。
Slow and moving slowly
- (as) slow as molassesidiom
- at a snail's paceidiom
- by and byidiom
- by degreesidiom
- clawyourway(somewhere)idiom
- drift
- float
- inch by inchidiom
- infiltrate
- infiltration
- jog
- labour
- lag
- laggard
- sluggishness
- snail
- steadily
- steadiness
- steady
- struggle
slownessnoun[U](LACK OF EXCITEMENT)
alackofexcitementoractionin afilm,book,play, etc.:
拖沓，索然无趣The slowness of thefilmhad mewantingtoshout"Get amoveon!"这部电影的情节太拖沓了，让我想大喊一声“快点！”
Despiteitsslowness, it was anenjoyableplay.尽管节奏缓慢，但这是一出有趣的戏剧。
Tedious and uninspiring
- anonymous
- banal
- basic
- be (as) dull as ditchwateridiom
- bland
- lifelessness
- marginal
- marmoreal
- meh
- menial
- slow
- soulless
- spinach
- staid
- stale
- staleness
- stuffy
- tame
- turgid
- worthy
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Types of film, play, book etc.
slownessnoun[U](LACK OF INTELLIGENCE)
aninabilitytounderstandornoticethingsquickly:
迟钝，愚笨Forrest was a littleslow,howeverhis slowness couldeasilybeclassifiedas naiveness.《阿甘正传》里的福雷斯特有点迟钝，但他的迟钝很容易被定义为是幼稚。
Hecreditedhisgreatestbreakthroughsto his slowness , saying that by makingsenseof things at alateragethan mostchildren, he wasabletoapplya moredevelopedintellect.他将自己最大的突破归功于自己的迟钝，他说由于理解事物的年龄晚于多数儿童，他得以应用自己后天开发得更成熟的智力。
Stupid and silly
- absurd
- absurdity
- absurdly
- adolescent
- againstyourbetter judgmentidiom
- dizzily
- dopey
- dorky
- dottiness
- dotty
- imbecility
- impolitic
- imprudent
- inhis/her/theirwisdomidiom
- insomeone'sinfinite wisdomidiom
- uncritically
- unintelligent
- unreasonable
- unreasonably
- unwise
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