dilatory
adjective /ˈdɪlətəri/
/ˈdɪlətɔːri/
(formal)- dilatory (in doing something) not acting quickly enough; causing delay
拖拉的；拖延的；延误的 - The government has been dilatory in dealing with the problem of unemployment.
政府迟迟未解决失业问题。
词源late Middle English: from late Latin dilatorius ‘delaying’, from Latin dilator ‘delayer’, from dilat- ‘deferred’, from the verb differre. - The government has been dilatory in dealing with the problem of unemployment.