inertia

Word family nouninertiainertnessadjectiveinertialinertadverbinertly

Related topics: Physics, Mechanical

in·er·tia /ɪˈnɜːʃə $ -ɜːr-/ noun [uncountableU]

1 CHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENTwhen no one wants to do anything to change a situation 惰性，保守

political inertia

政治上的保守

2. technicalHPTEM the force that keeps an object in the same position or keeps it moving until it is moved or stopped by another force 惯性

3. ENERGETICa lack of energy and a feeling that you do not want to do anything 缺乏活力，懒惰 SYN apathy

—inertial adjectiveadj

Examples from the Corpus

inertia• The group helped me overcome my inertia and lose weight.• the inertia and bureaucracy of large companies

From Longman Business Dictionary

inertiain·er·tia /ɪˈnɜːʃə-ɜːr-/ noun [uncountableU]

a tendency for a situation to stay the same for a long time

He believes that suppressed demand after years of inertia will lead to a housing recovery this year.

Origin inertia

(1700-1800) Latin iners; → INERT

词汇	inertia
释义	inertia Word family nouninertiainertnessadjectiveinertialinertadverbinertly Related topics: Physics, Mechanical in·er·tia /ɪˈnɜːʃə $ -ɜːr-/ noun [uncountableU] 1 CHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENTwhen no one wants to do anything to change a situation 惰性，保守 political inertia 政治上的保守 2. technicalHPTEM the force that keeps an object in the same position or keeps it moving until it is moved or stopped by another force 惯性 3. ENERGETICa lack of energy and a feeling that you do not want to do anything 缺乏活力，懒惰 SYN apathy —inertial adjectiveadj Examples from the Corpus inertia• The group helped me overcome my inertia and lose weight.• the inertia and bureaucracy of large companies From Longman Business Dictionary inertiain·er·tia /ɪˈnɜːʃə-ɜːr-/ noun [uncountableU] a tendency for a situation to stay the same for a long time He believes that suppressed demand after years of inertia will lead to a housing recovery this year. Origin inertia (1700-1800) Latin iners; → INERT
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