awkwardness
英 ['ɔːkwədnəs]
美 ['ɔːkwədnəs]
awkwardness 英文词源
- awkwardness (n.)
- 1704, "lack of grace," from awkward + -ness. Meaning "physical clumsiness" is attested from c. 1770; that of "social embarrassment" is from 1788.
awkwardness 双语例句
1. He displayed all the awkwardness of adolescence. 他表现出了青春期的各种羞涩不安。 来自柯林斯例句
- 2. His awkwardness made him fumble with the key.
- 由于尴尬不安,他拿钥匙开锁时显得笨手笨脚.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. I tried to smooth over the awkwardness of this first meeting.
- 我试图掩饰初次会面时的不自然.
来自辞典例句
- 4. With seeming awkwardness he fumbled long with the bow.
- 他假装笨拙,把弓瞎摸了很久.
来自辞典例句
- 5. He sat down , at first, with some constraint and awkwardness.
- 他刚入座时还感到有点拘束和别扭.
来自辞典例句