- (disapproving)
(of speech and writing 言语或文字 too slow and careful; serious and boring 慢条斯理的；沉闷乏味的 He spoke in a slow ponderous voice. 他慢条斯理地开口说话。
moving slowly and heavily; able to move only slowly 缓慢的；笨拙的；笨重的
Word Originlate Middle English: via French from Latin ponderosus, from pondus, ponder- ‘weight’.