otiose
英 ['əʊtɪəʊs; 'əʊʃɪ-; -z]
美 ['otɪos]
GRE
otiose 懒散的，无用的来自拉丁语otium,休闲，得空，免于事物打扰，词源同negotiate.即休闲的，不受打扰的，后词义贬义化，引申词义懒散的，好吃懒做的，无用的等。
- otiose
- otiose: see negotiate
- otiose (adj.)
- 1794, "unfruitful, futile," from Latin otiosus "having leisure or ease,unoccupied, idle, not busy" (source of French oiseux, Spanish ocioso, Italian otioso), from otium "leisure, free time, freedom from business," of unknown origin. Meaning "at leisure, idle" is recorded from 1850. Compare Latin phrase otium cum dignitate "leisure with dignity." Earlier adjective in English was otious- "at ease" (1610s), and Middle English had noun otiosity (late 15c.).
- 1. an otiose round of meetings
- 一轮无用的会议
来自《权威词典》
- 2. Objective To study the antitumor activity of otiose and coumarin in novobiocin.
- 目的研究新生霉素的结构单元诺维糖和香豆素的抗肿瘤活性.
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- 3. But you compare others to catch a few final otiose more, it is toxic still.
- 可是你比别人多抓几只最终没有用的, 它还是中毒了.
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- 4. Because he does not know the skill of fishing, light has fishing rod is otiose.
- 因为他不懂钓鱼的技巧, 光有鱼竿是没有用的.
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