clumsy

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈklʌmzi/    美 /ˈklʌmzi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A clumsy person. informal
    — On the stairs he met Ellen, the housemaid, and as he passed her he knocked the hot-water jug out of her hand. “Well, you are a clumsy,” said Ellen, as she bent down to mop up the water.
形容词 adj.
  1. Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.
    — He's very clumsy. I wouldn't trust him with carrying the dishes.
  2. Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety.
    — It is a clumsy solution, but it might work for now.
  3. Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape.

词形变化

clumsier comparative clumsiest superlative clumsies plural

词汇关系

衍生词
beclumpse clumsily clumsiness

词源

词源 1
Possibly from an alteration of clumsed (“benumbed”) or from clumse (“a stupid fellow; lout”) + -y. More at clumse.
词源 2
Possibly from an alteration of clumsed (“benumbed”) or from clumse (“a stupid fellow; lout”) + -y. More at clumse.
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