awkward

音标['ɒ:kwәd] 读音

汉语翻译

a. 笨拙的, 棘手的

词型变化：

名词:awkwardness副词:awkwardly

词意辨析：

awkward, clumsy

这两个形容词都含有“笨拙的”之意。
awkward: 侧重缺乏优雅、机敏和技巧。用于物时，指使用不便。
clumsy: 指人时，侧重行动笨拙；指物时，侧重制作粗陋或体积、重量过大而呈现笨重。

英语解释：

形容词 awkward:

1. causing inconvenience
2. lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
3. difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape同义词：bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly
4. not elegant or graceful in expression同义词：clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen
5. hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment同义词：embarrassing, sticky, unenviable
6. not at ease socially; unsure and constrained in manner同义词：ill at ease, uneasy

例句：

1. The heavy ax was awkward to use.这把重斧头不好用。
2. Your refusal puts me in an awkward predicament.你的拒绝让我感到十分为难。
3. At the formal party I felt very awkward and out of place.在正式的舞会上，我感到局促不安，很不自在。

详细解释：

awk.ward

adj.（形容词）
Not graceful; ungainly.
不优雅的；难看的

Not dexterous; clumsy.
不灵巧的；不灵活的
Clumsily or unskillfully performed:
笨拙地或不熟练地表演的：
例句：
The opera was marred by an awkward aria.
整部歌剧毁在咏叹调部分的不够熟练

Difficult to handle or manage:
不顺手的：难处理或管理的：
例句：
an awkward bundle to carry.
携带不便的包裹

Difficult to effect; uncomfortable:
难以实施的；不舒服的：
例句：
an awkward pose.
不舒服的姿势

Marked by or causing embarrassment or discomfort:
尴尬的：以造成窘迫和不舒服为特征的：
例句：
an awkward remark; an awkward silence.
令人窘迫的评论；令人尴尬的沉默

Requiring great tact, ingenuity, skill, and discretion:
棘手的，难处理的：要求非常老练、机智、熟练和谨慎的：
例句：
An awkward situation arose during the peace talks.
在和平谈判中出现了棘手的情况

来源：
Middle English awkeward [in the wrong way]
中古英语 awkeward [以错误的方式]
awke [wrong] from Old Norse ôfugr [backward] * see apo-
awke [错误的] 源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 ôfugr [向后的] *参见 apo-
-ward [-ward]
-ward [后缀，表方向]

【引伸】
awk.wardly
adv.（副词）
awk.wardness
n.（名词）
awkward,clumsy,maladroit,inept,gauche,ungainlyThese adjectives mean lacking grace or skill in movement, manner, or performance.
这些形容词意指在活动、举止或表演上缺少优雅和技巧。
Awkward and clumsy, the least specific,are often interchangeable.Both emphasize lack of physical dexterity (
Awkward
an awkward dancer; clumsy fingers); both can also suggest embarrassment or lack of ease (
clumsy 无大的差别，经常是可互换的。两者都是强调缺少身体的灵活性（
例句：
不灵活的跳舞者；

例句：
several awkward moments in the discussion; offered a clumsy apology).
笨人）； 两者也都暗示窘迫或不自在（

Maladroit implies tactlessness or lack of skill in social relations:
讨论中一些令人窘迫的时刻；
a maladroit comment.

例句：
表示不安的歉意）。

Inept applies to inappropriate actions and speech:
Maladroit 指在社会交往中不得体或缺少技巧：
例句：
If the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it nowô
不得体的评论。

Gauche suggests a lack of social polish:
Inept 指不适当的行为或言谈：
例句：
too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate.
如果谣言是真的，还有比现在来重复它更不适当的吗？

Ungainly implies a visible lack of grace in form or movement:
Gauche 暗示缺少社会磨练：
例句：
long, ungainly legs;
过于笨拙以致在谈话变得过于密切时无法离开房间。

an ungainly gesture.
Ungainly 指在形体或运动上明显地缺少优雅：
例句：
难看的长腿；

例句：
不雅的姿势。
ôawl---------------另--------------
awl
awl

n.（名词）
A pointed tool for making holes, as in wood or leather.
钻子：一种在木头或皮革上打洞用的尖角工具

来源：
Middle English aul
中古英语 aul
probably blend of Old English ôl
可能混合了 古英语 ôl
Old English awel [fleshhook]
古英语 awel [肉钩]