languid 復習

映画ハリー・ポッターシリーズでスネイプ先生を演じたことで有名な英国俳優，アラン・リックマンの訃報です。

Alan Rickman, Star of Stage and 'Harry Potter' Dies at 69

LONDON — British actor Alan Rickman, whose career ranged from the Royal Shakespeare Company to the "Harry Potter" films, has died. He was 69.

Rickman's family said Thursday that the actor had died after a battle with cancer.

Trained at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Rickman was often cast as the bad guy; with his rich, languid voice he could invest evil with wicked, irresistible relish.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/01/14/world/europe/ap-eu-britain-obit-rickman.html

今回取り上げる表現は “languid”です。『ジーニアス英和辞典第4版』（大修館書店）では「〈時間が〉けだるい，ものうい；〈人・態度が〉元気のない；熱意のない，無気力な」とあり，LDOCEでは 第一義に“moving slowly and involving very little energy”, 第二義に “slow and not involving any activity”と定義されていました。（Inaho）