When you are lethargic, your body feels heavy and slow, and your mind does not want to start anything. It is more than a bit tired.

When you are lethargic當你昏沉乏力的時候 your body身體 feels heavy and slow會覺得沉重遲鈍 and your mind心裡也 does not want to start anything不想開始做任何事 It is這 more than不只是 a bit tired有點累

Tired can lift after sleep. Lethargic is that thick, dull state where even a small job feels far away — after illness, in heavy heat, or when you have not slept for nights. Doctors use it too: a lethargic patient is worryingly low in energy, not merely uninterested.

Tired累 can lift after sleep睡一覺就會退去 Lethargic昏沉乏力 is that thick, dull state是那種濃重呆滯的狀態 where even a small job連小事都 feels far away覺得遙不可及 after illness像是生病之後 in heavy heat或酷熱天氣裡 or when you have not slept for nights又或是好幾晚沒睡的時候 Doctors use it too醫生也會用這個詞 a lethargic patient昏沉乏力的病人 is worryingly low in energy指的是精神差到讓人擔心 not merely uninterested不只是單純沒興致

Lazy is a judgement about effort. Lethargic is a state you are in; you would move if the body had anything left.

Lazy懶惰 is a judgement about effort是在評斷一個人有沒有努力 Lethargic昏沉乏力則 is a state you are in是你所處的狀態 you would move if the body had anything left身體只要還有剩一點力氣你就會動

The word is a little formal — you meet it in writing and in medical talk — but educated speakers use it in ordinary conversation as well.

The word這個字 is a little formal算是有點正式 you meet it in writing and in medical talk常出現在書面和醫學用語裡 but educated speakers但受過教育的人 use it in ordinary conversation as well在日常對話裡也會用

It comes from Greek lēthargikós, from lḗthargos “forgetful, sluggish”: lēthē “forgetting” (the same root as the river Lethe, whose water made the dead forget their lives) plus argós “not working.” In English you can also see it as lethargy + -ic.

It comes from Greek lēthargikós這個字源自希臘文 lēthargikós from lḗthargos "forgetful, sluggish"來自 lḗthargos，「健忘、遲鈍」 lēthē "forgetting"lēthē「遺忘」 the same root as the river Lethe, whose water made the dead forget their lives和忘川 Lethe 同字根，傳說死者喝了那條河的水就會忘記自己的一生 plus argós "not working."加上 argós，「不運作」 In English you can also see it as lethargy + -ic在英文裡也可以拆成 lethargy + -ic 來看