clumsy

adjective

/ˈklʌmzi/

(comparative clumsier, superlative clumsiest)

(of people and animals人和动物) moving or doing things in a way that is not smooth or steady or careful笨拙的；不灵巧的
- I spilt your coffee. Sorry—that was clumsy of me.我弄洒了你的咖啡。对不起，我真是笨手笨脚的。
- His clumsy fingers couldn't untie the knot.他的手很笨拙，无法解开这个结。
Topics Personal qualitiesc1, Appearancec1
(of actions and statements行动和陈述) done without skill or in a way that offends people无技巧的；冒犯人的；不得体的
- She made a clumsy attempt to apologize.她本想道歉，但措辞生硬。
(of objects物体) difficult to move or use easily; not well designed难以移动的；难用的；设计欠佳的
(of processes程序) too complicated to understand or use easily难处理的；复杂难懂的；使用不便的
- The complaints procedure is clumsy and time-consuming.申诉程序复杂耗时。

词源late 16th cent.: from obsolete clumse ‘make ’or‘ be numb’, probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Swedish klumsig.

词汇	clumsy
释义	clumsy adjective /ˈklʌmzi/ /ˈklʌmzi/ (comparative clumsier, superlative clumsiest) (of people and animals人和动物) moving or doing things in a way that is not smooth or steady or careful笨拙的；不灵巧的 I spilt your coffee. Sorry—that was clumsy of me.我弄洒了你的咖啡。对不起，我真是笨手笨脚的。 His clumsy fingers couldn't untie the knot.他的手很笨拙，无法解开这个结。 Topics Personal qualitiesc1, Appearancec1 (of actions and statements行动和陈述) done without skill or in a way that offends people无技巧的；冒犯人的；不得体的 She made a clumsy attempt to apologize.她本想道歉，但措辞生硬。 (of objects物体) difficult to move or use easily; not well designed难以移动的；难用的；设计欠佳的 (of processes程序) too complicated to understand or use easily难处理的；复杂难懂的；使用不便的 The complaints procedure is clumsy and time-consuming.申诉程序复杂耗时。词源late 16th cent.: from obsolete clumse ‘make ’or‘ be numb’, probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Swedish klumsig.
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