A do-nothing person or group is one that will not act. The complaint is not only “they are lazy at home.” In news and politics it is a sharp label for a government, a congress, or a leader who should pass laws or fix a problem, but just talks and waits. People say a do-nothing Congress, a do-nothing president, a do-nothing attitude.

A do-nothing person or groupdo-nothing 的人或團體 is one that will not act指的是不願意採取行動的人或團體。The complaint is not only這個抱怨不只是 "they are lazy at home.""他們在家很懶"而已。In news and politics在新聞和政治領域裡，it is a sharp label for它是一個尖銳的標籤，用來說 a government, a congress, or a leader政府、國會，或是某個領導人，who should pass laws or fix a problem本來應該立法或解決問題，but just talks and waits卻只是說說、乾等。People say人們會說 a do-nothing Congressa do-nothing Congress（不做事的國會）、a do-nothing presidenta do-nothing president（不做事的總統）、a do-nothing attitudea do-nothing attitude（不做事的態度）。

It is not a kind word. It says: you had a job, and you did nothing.

It is not a kind word這不是一個客氣的詞。It says它的意思是：you had a job你本來有工作要做，and you did nothing結果什麼都沒做。

You can also use it as a noun for a person who will not lift a finger — “He’s a do-nothing” — though the political use is the one that shows up in headlines. It feels informal and a bit angry, more like a jab than a calm description.

You can also use it as a noun你也可以把它當名詞用 for a person who will not lift a finger指一個完全不肯動手做事的人—— "He's a do-nothing.""He's a do-nothing."（他是個廢柴／什麼都不做的人）——though the political use is the one that shows up in headlines不過出現在新聞標題裡的通常是政治上的用法。It feels informal and a bit angry它給人的感覺是口語又帶點怒氣，more like a jab than a calm description比較像是在罵人，而不是平靜的描述。

Though actually, it is just the everyday phrase do nothing stuck together with hyphens, so the spelling still shows the complaint.

Though actually不過其實，it is just the everyday phrase do nothing它其實就是日常片語 do nothing stuck together with hyphens用連字號黏在一起而已，so the spelling still shows the complaint所以拼法本身還是看得出那種抱怨的味道。