惰性
duòxìng
Description
惰性 是指人做事不想改变、习惯了以前的样子，也可以说物体保持原来运动状态的性质。
"惰性" refers to a person's unwillingness to change or a habit of sticking to the old ways; it can also describe an object's property of maintaining its original state of motion.
这个词常用来说一个人太懒、不愿意改变。
This word is often used to describe someone who is very lazy and unwilling to change.
Meanings
惰性duòxìng
inertia; tendency to resist change out of habit or laziness
因为惰性，他每天都做一样的事。
Because of laziness, he does the same thing every day.
惰性duòxìng
inertness; chemical or physical inactivity
这种气体有很强的惰性。
This gas is very inert.
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Notes
- Etymology
惰 (lazy) + 性 (nature/quality), literally "the quality of laziness".
- Nuance
everyday sense means resistance to change; scientific sense means physical inertia or chemical inertness.
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