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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 11806 COCA: 13911

inert

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
inert ˈnɚt/ adjective
inert
ˈnɚt/
adjective
Learner's definition of INERT
: unable to move无活动能力的
[more inert; most inert] : moving or acting very slowly动作迟缓的
chemistry : not able to affect other chemicals when in contact with them : not chemically reactive惰性的;非活性的

— inertly

adverb

— inertness

noun [noncount]
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 11806 COCA: 13911

inert

adjective

in·​ert i-ˈnərt How to pronounce inert (audio)
1
: lacking the power to move
2
: very slow to move or act : sluggish
3
: deficient in active properties
especially : lacking a usual or anticipated chemical or biological action
inert noun
inertly adverb
inertness noun
Choose the Right Synonym for inert

inactive, idle, inert, passive, supine mean not engaged in work or activity.

inactive applies to anyone or anything not in action or in operation or at work.

on inactive status as an astronaut
inactive accounts

idle applies to persons that are not busy or occupied or to their powers or their implements.

workers were idle in the fields

inert as applied to things implies powerlessness to move or to affect other things; as applied to persons it suggests an inherent or habitual indisposition to activity.

inert ingredients in drugs
an inert citizenry

passive implies immobility or lack of normally expected response to an external force or influence and often suggests deliberate submissiveness or self-control.

passive resistance

supine applies only to persons and commonly implies abjectness or indolence.

a supine willingness to play the fool

Example Sentences

an inert and lifeless body How does he propose to stimulate the inert economy and create jobs?
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Word History

Etymology

Latin inert-, iners unskilled, idle, from in- + art-, ars skill — more at arm

First Known Use

1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of inert was in 1647
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 11806 COCA: 13911
inert

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB VERBSbe, remain無力活動;保持不動become變得不能活動ADVERBcompletely完全一動不動She lay completely inert on her bed.她紋絲不動地躺在牀上。relatively相對遲鈍biologically, chemically有生物惰性;不易發生化學反應chemically inert radioactive waste具有化學惰性的放射性廢物

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