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faineant

/fey-nee-uhnt; French fe-ney-ahn/US // ˈfeɪ ni ənt; French fɛ neɪˈɑ̃ //UK // (ˈfeɪnɪənt, French fɛneɑ̃) //

粪便,粪污,粪便处理,粪土

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : Also fai·ne·ant [fey-nee-uhnt]. /ˈfeɪ ni ənt/. idle; indolent.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural fai·né·ants [fey-nee-uhnts; French fe-ney-ahn]. /ˈfeɪ ni ənts; French fɛ neɪˈɑ̃/.

    • : an idler.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • While a roi faineant may fulfil effectively all the essential duties of sovereignty, an autocrate faineant is an absurdity.

  • Yours is the faineant spirit of the decadent, masquerading in the garb of a sham primitivism.

  • I take it as a kingdom, and I cannot be roi faineant, with a steward for maire du palais.

  • They were the Mayors of that Palace; he only le roi faineant.

  • I'd rather marry the roughest viking that ever sailed the seas than the most accomplished faineant.