| 单词 | ungainly |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ʌn'geinli] |
| 解释 | a.笨拙的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj.笨拙的(lacking in smooth or dexterity；clumsy) 【考】 loquacious : succinct / adroit : ungainly(多话的不简洁/灵巧 的不笨拙)反义词：lissome(敏 捷的); adroit(机敏的) 【记】 un(不)+gainly(优雅 的) 【例】 ungainly strides(笨拙的大步 子) |
| 字源 | 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 ungænge "useless, vain." |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 笨拙的; 不优雅的 【记】un不, gainly(adj 姿态优美的; 优雅的): 笨拙的 【类】loquacious: succinct = adroit: ungainly多话的不是简洁的 = 灵巧的不是笨拙的 【反】lissome(adj 敏捷的); adroit(adj 熟练的); dexterous(adj 灵巧的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 无 |
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