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awkward是什麼意思

簡明英漢詞典


awkward

[5C:kwEd]

adj.

難使用的, 笨拙的

美國傳統詞典[雙解]


awkward

awk.ward

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adj.(形容詞)

(1)Not graceful; ungainly.

不優雅的;難看的

(2)Not dexterous; clumsy.

不靈巧的;不靈活的

(3)Clumsily or unskillfully performed:

笨拙地或不熟練地表演的:

The opera was marred by an awkward aria.

整部歌劇毀在詠歎調部分的不夠熟練

(4)Difficult to handle or manage:

不順手的:難處理或管理的:

an awkward bundle to carry.

攜帶不便的包裹

(5)Difficult to effect; uncomfortable:

難以實施的;不舒服的:

an awkward pose.

不舒服的姿勢

(6)Marked by or causing embarrassment or discomfort:

尷尬的:以造成窘迫和不舒服為特徵的:

an awkward remark; an awkward silence.

令人窘迫的評論;令人尷尬的沉默

(7)Requiring great tact, ingenuity, skill, and discretion:

棘手的,難處理的:要求非常老練、機智、熟練和謹慎的:

An awkward situation arose during the peace talks.

在和平談判中出現了棘手的情況

語源


(1)Middle English awkeward [in the wrong way]

中古英語 awkeward [以錯誤的方式]

(2)awke [wrong] from Old Norse ?fugr [backward] * see apo-

awke [錯誤的] 源自 古斯堪的納維亞語 ?fugr [向後的] *參見 apo-

(3)-ward [-ward]

-ward [後綴,表方向]

繼承用法


awkwardly

adv.(副詞)

awkwardness

n.(名詞)

參考詞彙


(1)awkwardclumsymaladroitineptgaucheungainly

(2)These adjectives mean lacking grace or skill in movement, manner, or performance.

這些形容詞意指在活動、舉止或表演上缺少優雅和技巧。

(3)Awkward and

Awkward

(4)clumsy, the least specific, are often interchangeable. Both emphasize lack of physical dexterity (

clumsy 無大的差別,經常是可互換的。兩者都是強調缺少身體的靈活性(

an awkward dancer;

不靈活的跳舞者;

clumsy fingers); both can also suggest embarrassment or lack of ease (

笨人); 兩者也都暗示窘迫或不自在(

several awkward moments in the discussion;

討論中一些令人窘迫的時刻;

offered a clumsy apology).

表示不安的歉意)。

(5)Maladroit implies tactlessness or lack of skill in social relations:

Maladroit 指在社會交往中不得體或缺少技巧:

a maladroit comment.

不得體的評論。

(6)Inept applies to inappropriate actions and speech:

Inept 指不適當的行為或言談:

If the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?

如果謠言是真的,還有比現在來重複它更不適當的嗎?

(7)Gauche suggests a lack of social polish:

Gauche 暗示缺少社會磨練:

too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate.

過於笨拙以致在談話變得過於密切時無法離開房間。

(8)Ungainly implies a visible lack of grace in form or movement:

Ungainly 指在形體或運動上明顯地缺少優雅:

long, ungainly legs;

難看的長腿;

an ungainly gesture.

不雅的姿勢。

現代英漢詞典


awkward

[5C:kwEd]

adj.

(1)笨拙的

He's very awkward, he keeps dropping things.

他很笨,總是丟東西。

(2)難使用的;使用困難的

The pan is an awkward shape.

這個鍋的形狀用起來不方便。

(3)難以應付的(人)

(4)尷尬的, 不方便的

There was an awkward silence, when no one knew what to say.

當誰都不知道說什麼時,陷入了尷尬的沉默。

Aunt Lena came to visit us at an awkward time.

麗娜大嬸在我們很不方便的時候來了。

現代英漢綜合大辭典


awkward

[5C:kwEd]

adj.

(1)(手腳)不靈巧的;不熟練的

(2)(動作或表情)笨拙的; 難看的; 粗野的

(3)不協調的

(4)沒有風度的

(5)不好使用的; 使人感到麻煩的; 難應付的, 棘手的

(6)困難的, 危險的

an awkward staircase

上下不方便的樓梯

awkward time

不方便的時間

an awkward customer

[口]難對付的傢伙, 危險的人[動]物

an awkward question

棘手問題

in an awkward situation

處境困難

an awkward remark

不得體的話

awkward age

不成熟的年紀

The child is still awkward with his chopsticks.

那小孩還不太會用筷子。

繼承用法


awkwardly

adv.

awkwardness

n.

用法詞典


awkward

中古英語 aukward

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