Slothfulness is the state of being slothful: not wanting to move, work, or try. It is a noun, and a rather formal, old-fashioned one.

Slothfulness惲惰 is the state就是 of being slothful懶散這種狀態：not wanting to move, work, or try不想動、不想工作、也不想努力。It is a noun它是個名詞，and a rather formal, old-fashioned one而且相當正式、老派。

Teachers, preachers, and books use it; friends almost never say “my slothfulness” when they mean they stayed in bed. It names the habit or the quality, not one lazy afternoon.

Teachers, preachers, and books老師、傳教士和書本 use it會用這個字；friends一般朋友之間 almost never say幾乎不會說 "my slothfulness"「我的惲惰」 when they mean表示 they stayed in bed他們只是賴床而已。It names the habit or the quality它指的是一種習慣或特質，not one lazy afternoon不是指某一個懶洋洋的下午。

In older moral writing it is treated as a fault of character, the same sloth as the old “deadly sin,” not only a mood. Though actually, English already has easier words — laziness, idleness — and those are what most people use.

In older moral writing在較舊的道德文章裡 it is treated as它被當成 a fault of character一種性格上的缺陷，the same sloth as the old "deadly sin,"跟古老「七宗罪」裡的 sloth 是同一個東西，not only a mood而不只是一時的心情。Though actually不過其實，English already has easier words英文已經有更簡單的字——laziness, idleness像 laziness、idleness——and those are what most people use大多數人用的就是這些字。

Use this one when you are reading older prose, or when you want the heavy, almost moral tone. It is still not slovenliness: that word is about mess and not taking care, not about sitting still.

Use this one用這個字的時候 when you are reading older prose是在讀較舊的散文，or when you want the heavy, almost moral tone或是想要那種沉重、近乎道德意味的語氣。It is still not slovenliness它跟 slovenliness 還是不一樣：that word is about mess and not taking care那個字講的是邏遛、不修邊幅，not about sitting still不是講靜止不動。