| 单词 | unwieldy |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ʌn'wi:ldi] |
| 解释 | a.笨重的，笨拙的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj.笨重的，笨拙的( not easily managed or used；cumbersome) 【记】 un(不)+wieldy(支配 的，控制的)→不可控 制的→笨重的 |
| 字源 | unwieldy (adj.) late 14c., "lacking strength, powerless," from un- (1) "not" + obsolete wieldy, from Old English wielde "active, vigorous," from Proto-Germanic *walth- "have power" (see wield (v.)). Meaning "moving ungracefully" is recorded from 1520s; in reference to weapons, "difficult to handle, awkward by virtue of size or shape" it is attested from 1540s. Related: Unwieldiness. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 笨重的; 难以携带或操作的 【记】un不, wieldy(adj 易于使用的)－笨重的 |
| 趣味全助记 | 无 |
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