in·ert /ɪˈnɜːt $ -ɜːrt/ adjectiveadj 2 NOT MOVING literary not moving, or not having the strength or power to move 不动的;无行动能力的;无力活动的 He lay, inert, in his bed. 他一动不动地躺在床上。
3 SLOWnot willing to do anything 呆滞的,迟缓的 The government was inert and inefficient. 政府毫无活力,效率低下。
—inertness noun [uncountableU]