lax

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

lax [lax laxer laxest] BrE [læks] NAmE [læks] adjective
1. (disapproving)not strict, severe or careful enough about work, rules or standards of behaviour
Syn: ↑slack, Syn: ↑careless
•lax security/discipline
•a lax attitude to health and safety regulations
2. (phonetics) (of a speech sound)produced with the muscles of the speech organs relaxed
Opp: ↑tense
Derived Word: ↑laxity

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

Example Bank:
•The incident has exposed the extremely lax security of the country's banks.
•The inspectors reported a lax attitude to health and safety regulations.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  loose, slack