She spent the afternoon in complete idleness, watching the clouds drift by.
她整个下午都无所事事,看着云彩飘过。
The philosopher argued that idleness, far from being a vice, is essential for creative thought and genuine self-reflection.
这位哲学家认为,闲散非但不是一种恶习,反而是创造性思维和真正自我反思所不可或缺的。
奥斯卡·王尔德(Oscar Wilde)在《作为艺术家的批评家》(The Critic as Artist)中写道:"To do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world, the most difficult and the most intellectual.",为 idleness 赋予了积极的哲学意义。
伯特兰·罗素(Bertrand Russell)在《闲散颂》(In Praise of Idleness)中系统地为 idleness 辩护,主张减少工作时间对社会有益。