“懒惰”就是指一个人非常lazy,是在现代汉语中使用的(in modern Chinese)."怠惰“也是lazy的意思,但是在古汉语(old Chinese)或者是十分书面的场合中使用。”怠惰“出自一句古语:怠惰之民不游,费资之民不作。 The sentence means: (...In that way,) lazy people will not dare to be idle any more, while prodigal people will not dare to spend money without limitation any more.