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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries拖延
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tuōyán
"克服拖延症需要极大的毅力。"
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The action of delaying or postponing something.
"Your constant procrastination is starting to affect your grades."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb procrastinare, combining 'pro-' (forward) and 'crinus' or 'crastinus' (belonging to tomorrow). The term entered the English language in the late 16th century, shifting from general delay to the specific psychological habit of postponing tasks.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Procrastination" is said worldwide
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procrastination
Transliteration: procrastination
"La procrastination nuit souvent à la productivité."
Prokrastination
Transliteration: Prokrastination
"Er kämpft täglich gegen die Prokrastination an."
procrastinazione
Transliteration: procrastinazione
"La procrastinazione è il ladro del tempo."
procrastinación
Transliteration: procrastinación
"Superar la procrastinación requiere disciplina."
procrastinação
Transliteration: procrastinação
"A procrastinação impede que você alcance suas metas."
टालमटोल
Transliteration: taalmatol
"टालमटोल करने की आदत सफलता में बाधक बनती है।"
拖延
Transliteration: tuōyán
"克服拖延症需要极大的毅力。"
미루기
Transliteration: mirugi
"일을 미루는 습관은 성공의 방해물이다."
先延ばし
Transliteration: sakienobashi
"先延ばし癖を直すのは難しい。"
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