lazy
- adj. 懒惰的, 懒散的
- Definition
- adj. not willing to work or make an effort
- Example
- It was a lazy Sunday, so we stayed in bed late.
- 那是一个懒散的星期天，我们睡到很晚才起床。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: unwilling to work (adjective).
比较义项：懒惰的，不愿意工作或做出努力（形容词）。
- lazy 本词
The common, direct word for someone unwilling to work; frequently used to criticize a person's character in everyday speech, including commands and complaints.
这是日常口语中常见、直接的说法，形容不愿意工作的人；常用于批评某人的性格，包括在命令句和抱怨中使用。
Don't be so lazy — do your own homework for once!
别这么懒——就这一次，自己做作业！
- idle
More formal or literary; often part of the fixed phrase 'the idle rich' and similar collocations, describing habitual lifestyle rather than direct criticism.
语气更正式或文学化；常构成固定短语“the idle rich”（懒惰的富人）等类似搭配，描述一种习惯性的生活方式，而不是直接的批评。
The idle rich spent their days lounging by the pool instead of working.
那些懒惰的富人整天躺在泳池边消磨时间，而不去工作。
Both words describe someone unwilling to work. Lazy is the common, direct word, often used to criticize a person's character in everyday speech. Idle is more formal or literary, often part of the phrase 'the idle rich', describing a lifestyle rather than direct criticism.
这两个词都可以形容不愿意工作、懒惰的人，但语气和风格不同：lazy是日常口语中直接甚至略带责备意味的说法，而idle语气更正式或文学化，多用来描述一种懒散无所事事的生活方式，责备意味较轻。此外，这里不比较lazy表示“悠闲的，慵懒的”（如a lazy Sunday）以及idle表示“闲置的，不运转的”（如机器怠速）的意思。