acedia

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Spiritual or mental sloth and the feeling it provokes; apathy or indifference; a lack of care or interest and the resultant avoidance of duties; a bored melancholy leading to desperation, restlessness and anxiety. uncountable
    — Her acedia kept her trapped in a cycle of depression and torpor.

词形变化

accedie alternative

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Hellenic *ə-
Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)
Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₂d-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₂dos
Proto-Hellenic *kā́dos
Ancient Greek κῆδος (kêdos)
Ancient Greek ἀκηδής (akēdḗs)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā)
Ancient Greek ἀκηδίᾱ (akēdíā)bor.
Latin acēdiabor.
English acedia
Borrowed from Latin acēdia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκηδίᾱ (akēdíā), from ἀκηδής (akēdḗs, “careless”) + -ίᾱ (-íā). Doublet of accidie.
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