slow

• adj. 慢的；減速的；遲鈍的
• vi. 變慢；變蕭條
• vt. 放慢；阻礙
• adv. 慢慢地；遲緩地
• n. (Slow)人名；(英)斯洛

來 自 中 古 英 語 slow, 來 自 古 英 語 slaw, 懶 散 的 ， 無 精 打 采 的 ， 緩 慢 的 ， 來 自 Proto-Germanic*slaiwaz,沒精神的，虛弱的，來自 PIE*sleu,沒精神的，虛弱的，沒精打采的， 詞源同 slack,sluggard.引申諸相關(guān)詞義。

slow

slow: [OE] The etymological notion underlying slow is ‘dullness, sluggishness’; ‘lack of speed’ is a secondary development. The word goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *sl?waz, which also produced Swedish sl? and Danish sl?v ‘dull, blunt’. The original idea of ‘sluggishness’ is better preserved in the derivative sloth [12] (etymologically ‘slow-ness’).
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slow (adj.)

Old English slaw "inactive, sluggish, torpid, lazy," also "not clever," from Proto-Germanic *sl?waz (cognates: Old Saxon sleu "blunt, dull," Middle Dutch slee, Dutch sleeuw "sour, tart, blunt," Old High German sleo "blunt, dull," Old Norse sljor, Danish sl?v, Swedish sl? "blunt, dull"). Meaning "taking a long time" is attested from early 13c. Meaning "dull, tedious" is from 1841. As an adverb c. 1500. The slows "imaginary disease to account for lethargy" is from 1843.

slow (v.)

1550s, "make slower;" 1590s, "go slower," from slow (adj.). Related: Slowed; slowing. Old English had slawian (intransitive) "to be or become slow, be sluggish," but the modern use appears to be a 16c. re-formation.

1. The slow-worm is in fact not a snake but a legless lizard.

蛇蜥其實不是蛇，而是無腳的蜥蜴。

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2. Why were grown-ups always so stuffy and slow to recognize good ideas?

為什么成年人總是那么一本正經(jīng)，對好點子反應(yīng)那么遲緩呢？

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3. The lorry was travelling at 20mph in the slow lane.

卡車在慢車道上以20英里的時速行駛。

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4. He topped her glass up after complaining she was a slow drinker.

他抱怨她喝得太慢，隨即又把她的杯子續(xù)滿。

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5. The Board had been slow to render its verdict.

董事會遲遲未能作出決定。

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