单词乎

clumsy

音标['klʌmzi]

汉语翻译

a. 笨拙的, 不雅观的, 粗陋的

词型变化

名词:clumsiness 副词:clumsily 形容词比较级:clumsier 最高级:clumsiest 

词意辨析

awkward, clumsy
这两个形容词都含有“笨拙的”之意。
awkward: 侧重缺乏优雅、机敏和技巧。用于物时,指使用不便。
clumsy: 指人时,侧重行动笨拙;指物时,侧重制作粗陋或体积、重量过大而呈现笨重。

英语解释

形容词 clumsy:

  1. lacking grace in movement or posture
    同义词:gawky, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy
  2. not elegant or graceful in expression
    同义词:awkward, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen
  3. difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
    同义词:awkward, bunglesome, ungainly
  4. showing lack of skill or aptitude
    同义词:bungling, fumbling, incompetent

例句

  1. He chided his son for being clumsy.
    他斥责儿子笨手笨脚。
  2. This cobbler is rather clumsy.
    这个补鞋匠真是笨手笨脚。
  3. Clumsy beast!
    笨拙的畜生!
  4. It's not easy walking in these clumsy shoes.
    穿着这双笨重的鞋走路真难受。
  5. You clumsy oaf ---that's the second glass you've broken today.
    你这个笨家伙!这是你今天打坏的第二个玻璃杯。

详细解释


clum.sy

adj.(形容词)
clum.si.er,clum.si.est
Lacking physical coordination, skill, or grace; awkward.
笨拙的,笨重的:缺乏身体的协调、技能或优雅;笨拙的
Awkwardly constructed; unwieldy:
样子不好看的,庞大的:结构难看的;笨重的:
例句:
clumsy wooden shoes; a clumsy sentence.
笨重的木鞋;冗长的句子

Gauche; inept:
笨拙的;不合适的:
例句:
a clumsy excuse.See Synonyms at awkward
不妥的借口参见 awkward


来源:
From obsolete clumse [to be numb with cold]
源自 废语 clumse [因冷而变麻]
from Middle English clomsen
源自 中古英语 clomsen
[of Scandinavian origin]
[源于斯堪的纳维亚语]

【引伸】
clum.sily
adv.(副词)
clum.siness
n.(名词)

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