unwieldy

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a. 难处理的, 笨大难使用的, 笨拙的

发音

US
UK /ˌʌnˈwɪəl.di/

词形变化

more unwieldy 比较级 unwieldier unwieldiest unwieldier 比较级 most unwieldy 最高级 unwieldiest 最高级

别名

unweldy unwieldly

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Lacking strength; weak.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    Ungraceful in movement.

    废旧
  3. 3.

    Difficult to carry, handle, manage or operate because of its size, weight, shape or complexity.

    笨重的

  4. 4.

    Badly managed or operated.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 5

clumsy clunky gawky unmanageable ungainly

反义词 1

wieldy

近义相关 7

awkward clumsy impractical cumbersome bunglesome cumbrous ungainly

词源

From Middle English unweldy, equivalent to un- + wieldy. Cognate with Old Frisian unweldich, unweldech (“having no power, involuntary”), Middle Dutch onweldich (“having no control or mastery over”), Middle Low German unweldich (“unwieldy”). Compare also Old High German unwaltīg (“powerless”), whence Middle High German unwaltic, German ungewaltig (“powerless, unmighty”).

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