记忆方法
记忆“dilatory”的方法是将“dilly”和“dally”结合起来。想象一个“dilly”在某个地方“dally”，即悠闲地拖延时间。这样的联想可以帮你记住“dilatory”这个形容词，它指的是拖延的、磨蹭的。
机器生成的内容难免有错，看到不靠谱的拆解请告诉我们
中文词源
dilatory 拖延的
di-, 分开，散开，来自dis-变体。-lat, 拿，携带，词源同relate, translate.即四散的，没方向的，引申词义拖延。
英语词源
- dilatory
-
dilatory: see defer
- dilatory (adj.)
- late 15c., from Late Latin dilatorius, from dilator "procrastinator," from dilatus, serving as past participle of differe "delay" (see defer).
权威例句
- 1. The government has been dilatory in dealing with the problem of unemployment.
- 政府迟迟未解决失业问题。
- 2. The boss sacked a dilatory worker yesterday.
- 昨天老板开除了一个凡事都爱拖延的人.
- 3. You might expect politicians to smooth things out when civil servants are being dilatory.
- 公务员办事拖沓，你可能认为政治家会把事情顺利解决。
- 4. After a pause he added'sir. " in a dilatory , grudging way.
- 停了一会他才慢吞吞地 、 勉勉强强地加了一声 “ 先生 ”.
- 5. The dilatory limousine came rolling up the drive.
- 那辆姗姗来迟的大型轿车沿着汽车道开了上来.