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词汇 supineness
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释义 supineness
noun[ U ]
 old-fashioneddisapprovinguk /ˈsuː.paɪn.nəs//ˈsjuː.paɪn.nəs/ us /ˈsuː.paɪn.nəs/
the quality of being weak, willing to accept the control of others, or not interested :
What was so depressing about this story wasn't the pointless police operation, but the public supineness that followed.
What is most evident is the supineness with which they agreed to the settlement.
He argues that parliament is dominated to the point of supineness by the executive.
In consequence of the supineness of those in authority, the dreaded smallpox had been allowed to spread.
There is no excuse for such supineness and indifference.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Weakness and vulnerability
Achilles heel
asthenia
at a low ebbidiom
atonic
atony
fragile
fragility
frail
glass jaw
helpless
shakily
shakiness
shaky
sitting duck
sitting target
weakling
weakly
weakness
weedy
wetly

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