inertia
US /ˌɪnˈɝː.ʃə/
UK /ˌɪnˈɝː.ʃə/
1.
惰性, 不活动
a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged
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The company's inertia prevented it from adapting to new market trends.
公司的惰性使其无法适应新的市场趋势。
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Overcoming the initial inertia is often the hardest part of starting a new project.
克服最初的惰性通常是启动新项目最困难的部分。
2.
惯性
a property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless that state is changed by an external force
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Newton's first law of motion describes the principle of inertia.
牛顿第一运动定律描述了惯性原理。
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Due to inertia, a moving object tends to stay in motion.
由于惯性，运动的物体倾向于保持运动状态。