ungainly
英 [?n'ge?nl?]
美 [?n'ɡenli]
- adj. 笨拙的；不雅的
- adv. 笨拙地；不雅地
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。
中文詞源
ungainly 難看的，不雅的，笨拙的來自古英語ungeinliche, 來自un-, 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。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He was a tall, ungainly boy of 18.
- 他是個個子高而笨拙的18歲小伙子。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. I thought him terribly ungainly when he danced.
- 我覺得他跳舞時顯得極其笨拙.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. When the ungainly man had left, he remarked hotly to the messenger.
- 看著這個無能的人走開以后, 他氣沖沖地對著送信人評頭品足起來.
來自辭典例句