awkwardness

英 ['ɔːkwədnəs] 美 ['ɔːkwədnəs]

• n. 笨拙

英英释义

Noun:

1. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

2. the quality of an embarrassing situation;

   "he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal"
   

3. the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant

4. the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)

5. trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape;

   "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Attribute never caught on due to its awkwardness.
   属性由于笨拙而从来没有被使用过。
2. Don't criticize awkwardness or off-the-wall suggestions.
   不要批评笨拙或疯狂的建议。

词汇搭配

• awkward 尴尬的

近反义词

【近义词】

• clumsiness 笨拙
• ineptness 荒谬
• discomfort 不便之处
• unease 不安
• inelegance 不精致(粗糙)...
• embarrassment 困窘
• discomfiture 狼狈
• uneasiness 担忧
• gawkiness 愚钝
• ungainliness 难看的
• self-consciousness 自我意识
• gaucheness gauche的名词形式...
• unwieldiness 难处理
• maladroitness 不熟练
• slowness 缓慢
• ineptitude 不适当
• nuisance value 超付价值, 阻碍价值...
• stiffness 僵硬
• gracelessness graceless的名词...
• cumbersomeness 麻烦

【反义词】

• gracefulness 优美