ungainly
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英 [?n'ge?nl?]
美[?n'ɡenli]
- adj. 笨拙的；不雅的
- adv. 笨拙地；不雅地
暢通詞匯TEM8IELTSGRE
助記提示
1. again, against => gainsay, gainly, ungainly.
2. 不直接的、非直接的 =》扭七扭八的、歪七歪八的。=》笨拙的、難看的。
2. 不直接的、非直接的 =》扭七扭八的、歪七歪八的。=》笨拙的、難看的。
中文詞源
ungainly 難看的，不雅的，笨拙的
來(lái)自古英語(yǔ)ungeinliche, 來(lái)自u(píng)n-, 不，非，gein, 直的，詞源同again, against,-liche,詞源同-ly，形容詞后綴。即不直的，引申詞義形狀不好的，難看的，不雅的，笨拙的。
英文詞源
- ungainly (adj.)
- 1610s, "unfit, improper," from Middle English ungeinliche, from ungein (late 14c.) "inconvenient, disagreeable, troublesome," from un- (1) "not" + gein "kind, helpful; reliable; beneficial; suitable, appropriate; convenient," from Old Norse gegn "straight, direct, helpful," from Proto-Germanic *gagina "against" (see again). Old English had ung?nge "useless, vain."
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The dog, an ungainly mongrel pup, was loping about the road.
- 那只丑陋的雜種幼犬在馬路上到處亂跑。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Paul swam in his ungainly way to the side of the pool.
- 保羅笨拙地游到池子邊。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. He was a tall, ungainly boy of 18.
- 他是個(gè)個(gè)子高而笨拙的18歲小伙子。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. I thought him terribly ungainly when he danced.
- 我覺(jué)得他跳舞時(shí)顯得極其笨拙.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. When the ungainly man had left, he remarked hotly to the messenger.
- 看著這個(gè)無(wú)能的人走開(kāi)以后, 他氣沖沖地對(duì)著送信人評(píng)頭品足起來(lái).
來(lái)自辭典例句