
英:/'ʌnˈɡeɪnli/ 美:/'ʌnˈɡeɪnli/
笨拙的
比较级:ungainlier 最高级:ungainliest
GRE,SAT
adj. 笨拙的;不雅的
adv. 笨拙地;不雅地
Most men take pictures in an ungainly way.
大多数男人们以一种笨拙的方式拍照。
I watched the turtle's ungainly body swinging in the water.
我看着乌龟那笨拙的身躯在水里摆动。
The boy had an ungainly dance with his partner.
那男孩和他的舞伴跳了一支尴尬的舞。
Paul swam in his ungainly way to the side of the pool.
保罗笨拙地游到池子边
He was a tall, ungainly boy of 18.
他是个个子高而笨拙的18岁小伙子。
She looks vacant and ungainly.
她现在看起来茫然而笨拙。
He walked in long ungainly strides.
他迈著笨拙的大步子行走。
An ungainly gesture.
不雅的姿势。
It is often an ungainly, comic endeavour.
那往往是一种笨拙可笑的尝试。
adj.|clumsy/awkward;笨拙的;不雅的
adv.|ungracefully/lumpingly;笨拙地;不雅地
"Ungainly" 是一个形容词,用于描述某物或某人因缺乏协调性或优雅性而显得笨拙或不雅观。该词通常指外形上的不匀称或动作上的不灵活,例如:"The ungainly puppy stumbled over its own paws"(那只笨拙的小狗被自己的爪子绊倒了)。
从词源学分析,"ungainly" 由前缀 "un-"(表示否定)和古英语词汇 "gǣnlic"(意为“合适的、优雅的”)组合演变而来,字面含义可理解为“不优雅的”。在语义演变中,它逐渐扩展至描述物理形态的笨重感,例如:"The ungainly design of the machine made it difficult to transport"(这台机器笨重的设计使其难以运输)。
权威语言学资源对其定义如下:
该词的同义词包括 "clumsy" 和 "awkward",反义词则为 "graceful" 或 "nimble"。在文学中,它常被用于刻画人物特征或制造幽默效果,例如查尔斯·狄更斯在《雾都孤儿》中描述角色时曾使用该词强化形象反差感。
ungainly 是一个英语形容词(也可作副词),主要描述人或事物笨拙、不雅观 的特点。以下是详细解释:
基本含义:指动作、姿态或外形缺乏优雅或协调性,常带有因体型、结构等原因导致的不灵活感。
词源:由前缀un-(否定)与古词gainly(优雅的)组合而成,字面意为“不优雅的”。
如需更多例句或搭配,可参考等来源。
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