clumsiness

FREQ #45654

n. 笨拙, 粗陋, 不漂亮

发音

US /ˈklʌm.zi.nəs/

词形变化

clumsinesses 复数 clumsinesses

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A lack of coordination or elegance; the condition or quality of being clumsy.

    笨拙

    可数 不可数

    He dropped them not out of spite, but out of clumsiness.

    1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados "Pardon my clumsiness," he said to the lady. "I am, unfortunately, quite blind. But," he added, with a smile, to turn off the mishap, "even a blind man must have a house."

词汇关系

名词

同义词 7

awkwardness stiffness gracelessness ineptitude ineptness maladroitness slowness

上位词 5

carriage bearing posture inelegance unskillfulness

下位词 10

stiffness gaucherie gawkiness gracelessness hamfistedness hamhandedness heavy-handedness rusticity rustiness ungainliness

词源

From clumsy + -ness.

来源：wiktionary