obtuse

英 [əb'tjuːs] 美 [əb'tuːs]

• adj. 钝的；不尖的；钝角的；愚钝的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees

2. (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex

3. lacking in insight or discernment;

   "too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior"
   "a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin"
   

4. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity;

   "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"
   "never met anyone quite so dim"
   "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"
   "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"
   "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"
   "worked with the slow students"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. "Sometimes it looks more like an obtuse triangle," Winter said.
   “有时候它看起来更像一个钝角三角形。”温特说。
2. You were too obtuse to take the hint.
   你太迟钝了，没有理解这种暗示。
3. The obtuse editor did not know he was being nibbled at.
   这位脑筋迟钝的编辑并不知道人家是在向他试探消息。

经典引文

• How obtuse I had been not to suspect some trouble at home behind Grass's aggressive behaviour.

  出自： U. Bentley

词汇搭配

• obtuse triangle 钝角三角形
• obtuse angle 钝角
• obtuse angle bevel gear 钝角伞齿轮
• obtuse bisectrix 钝角等分线
• obtuse arch 钝拱
• obtuse angled triangle 钝角三角形

近反义词

【近义词】

• stupid 愚蠢的
• dull 呆滞的
• slow 慢的
• dense 密集的
• slow-witted 笨的
• blunt 钝的
• opaque 不透明的
• wooden 木制的
• insensitive 不敏感的
• dull-witted 愚蠢的
• simple-minded 愚蠢的
• imperceptive 无感觉的
• dumb 哑的
• purblind 半盲的
• dim 暗淡的

【反义词】

• acute 严重的