• adj. 拖拉的；緩慢的，不慌不忙的

di-, 分開，散開，來自dis-變體。-lat, 拿，攜帶，詞源同relate, translate.即四散的，沒方向的，引申詞義拖延。

dilatory

dilatory: see defer

dilatory (adj.)

late 15c., from Late Latin dilatorius, from dilator "procrastinator," from dilatus, serving as past participle of differe "delay" (see defer).

1. The government has been dilatory in dealing with the problem of unemployment.

政府遲遲未解決失業問題。

來自《權威詞典》

2. The boss sacked a dilatory worker yesterday.

昨天老板開除了一個凡事都愛拖延的人.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. You might expect politicians to smooth things out when civil servants are being dilatory.

公務員辦事拖沓，你可能認為政治家會把事情順利解決。

來自柯林斯例句

4. After a pause he added'sir. " in a dilatory , grudging way.

停了一會他才慢吞吞地 、 勉勉強強地加了一聲 “ 先生 ”.

來自英漢文學 - 蓋茨比

5. The dilatory limousine came rolling up the drive.

那輛姍姍來遲的大型轎車沿著汽車道開了上來.

來自英漢文學 - 蓋茨比