1540s, from Middle French procrastination and directly from Latin procrastinationem (nominative procrastinatio) "a putting off from day to day," noun of action from past participle stem of procrastinare "put off till tomorrow, defer, delay," from pro- "forward" (see pro-) + crastinus "belonging to tomorrow," from cras "tomorrow," of unknown origin.
雙語例句
1. He hates delay and procrastination in all its forms.
他討厭任何形式的拖延和耽擱。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Procrastination is the father of failure.
因循是失敗的根源.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
3. Procrastination is the thief of time.
拖延就是浪費時間.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
4. General Peckem's communications about cleanliness and procrastination made Major Major feel like a filthy procrastinator.
佩克姆將軍談到清潔和拖延的那些簡報,使梅杰少校感到自己象一個邋遢的、作風拖拉的家伙.
來自辭典例句
5. Procrastination is learned in the family milieu, but not directly.