lax

adjective

/læks/

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(disapproving) not strict, severe or careful enough about work, rules or standards of behaviour不严格的；不严厉的；马虎的 synonym slack, careless
- lax security/discipline不严格的保安措施／纪律
- a lax attitude to health and safety regulations对卫生与安全条例的马虎态度
(of parts of the body身体部位) relaxed松弛的；松音的
- Her body went completely lax in his arms.她的身体在他的怀抱中完全放松了。
- The glass dropped from his lax fingers onto the floor.玻璃从他松松垮垮的手指上掉到了地板上。
opposite tense
(phonetics语音学) (of a speech sound语音) produced with the muscles of the speech organs relaxed松弛的；松音的 opposite tense

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘loose’, relating to the bowels): from Latin laxus.