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spiritlessness

/spir-it-lis/US // ˈspɪr ɪt lɪs //UK // (ˈspɪrɪtlɪs) //

精神不振,无精神,精神不健全,没有精神

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : without spirit.
    • : without ardor, vigor, zeal, animation, etc.: a spiritless reply to criticism.

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Examples

  • These things sent us home sad and spiritless, notwithstanding the agreeable scenes we had been riding among.

  • Cash got up and went to the doorway, looking out over Bud's shoulder at the spiritless donkeys trailing in to water.

  • I used to think them spiritless, they were so different to any children I had ever seen.

  • To the new-comer they looked pasty-faced, spiritless beings.

  • In these respects they are infinitely superior to the timid, spiritless men.