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源自中古英语 'clumsen'(意为笨拙的),可能与古挪威语 'klumsa'(使麻木)有关,16世纪后加名词后缀 -ness 构成。
❶ 指动作笨拙、不灵活的状态,常表现为容易打翻东西、摔倒或做事缺乏协调性。
“His clumsiness made him drop the glass on the floor.”
(他的笨拙导致他把玻璃杯掉在了地上。)
“She apologized for her clumsiness after knocking over the vase.”
(她打翻花瓶后为自己的笨拙道歉。)
❶ 比喻处理事情时缺乏技巧或策略,显得笨拙或不圆滑。
“The politician's clumsiness in handling the crisis cost him public support.”
(这位政客处理危机时的笨拙使他失去了公众支持。)
“Her social clumsiness made it hard for her to make friends.”
(她在社交上的笨拙使她很难交到朋友。)
clumsiness of youth — 形容年轻人因缺乏经验而表现出的笨拙,常带有宽容的意味。
“The teacher smiled at the clumsiness of youth shown by her students.”
(老师对学生表现出的年轻笨拙报以微笑。)