awkwardness
英 ['ɔːkwədnəs]
美
英文詞源
- awkwardness (n.)
- 1704, "lack of grace," from awkward + -ness. Meaning "physical clumsiness" is attested from c. 1770; that of "social embarrassment" is from 1788.
雙語例句
- 1. He displayed all the awkwardness of adolescence.
- 他表現出了青春期的各種羞澀不安。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. His awkwardness made him fumble with the key.
- 由於尷尬不安,他拿鑰匙開鎖時顯得笨手笨腳.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. I tried to smooth over the awkwardness of this first meeting.
- 我試圖掩飾初次會麵時的不自然.
來自辭典例句
- 4. With seeming awkwardness he fumbled long with the bow.
- 他假裝笨拙,把弓瞎摸了很久.
來自辭典例句
- 5. He sat down , at first, with some constraint and awkwardness.
- 他剛入座時還感到有點拘束和別扭.
來自辭典例句