vis inertiae

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /vɪs iˈnɜː.ʃiˌi/    美 /vɪs iˈnɚ.ʃiˌi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The natural resistance of matter to any force acting on it. uncountable
    — A body, from the inactivity of matter, is not without difficulty put out of its state of rest or motion. Upon which account, this Vis insita may, by a most significant name, be called Vis inertiæ or Force of Inactivity.
  2. Inactivity; apathy. broadly,uncountable
    — [H]er admonitions, tho' they were powerful enough to convince, would have been insufficient to overcome the languor and vis inertiæ of her brother, had she not reinforced her arguments, by calling in question the credit of two or three merchants, with whom he was embarked in trade.

词源

From Latin.
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