shiftless

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Lazy, unmotivated.
    — To expand, without bothering about it—without shiftless timidity on one side, or loquacious eagerness on the other—to the full compass of what he would have called a "pleasant" experience, was Newman's most definite programme of life.
  2. Untrustworthy as a result of being incompetent at the job.
  3. Destitute of shifts or expedients; lacking proper means.

词形变化

more shiftless comparative most shiftless superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
shiftlessly shiftlessness

词源

Etymology tree
English shift
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.
Proto-Germanic *leusaną
Proto-Germanic *lausaz
Proto-Germanic *-lausaz
Proto-West Germanic *-laus
Old English -lēas
Middle English -les
English -less
English shiftless
From shift + -less.
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