awkward, clumsy

形容詞 awkward:

1. causing inconvenience
2. lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
3. difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
   同義詞：bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly
4. not elegant or graceful in expression
   同義詞：clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen
5. hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
   同義詞：embarrassing, sticky, unenviable
6. not at ease socially; unsure and constrained in manner
   同義詞：ill at ease, uneasy

1. The heavy ax was awkward to use.
   這把重斧頭不好用。
2. Your refusal puts me in an awkward predicament.
   你的拒絕讓我感到十分為難。
3. At the formal party I felt very awkward and out of place.
   在正式的舞會(huì)上，我感到局促不安，很不自在。

awk.ward

adj.（形容詞）
Not graceful; ungainly.
不優(yōu)雅的；難看的

Not dexterous; clumsy.
不靈巧的；不靈活的
Clumsily or unskillfully performed:
笨拙地或不熟練地表演的：
例句：
The opera was marred by an awkward aria.
整部歌劇毀在詠嘆調(diào)部分的不夠熟練

Difficult to handle or manage:
不順手的：難處理或管理的：
例句：
an awkward bundle to carry.
攜帶不便的包裹

Difficult to effect; uncomfortable:
難以實(shí)施的；不舒服的：
例句：
an awkward pose.
不舒服的姿勢

Marked by or causing embarrassment or discomfort:
尷尬的：以造成窘迫和不舒服為特征的：
例句：
an awkward remark; an awkward silence.
令人窘迫的評論；令人尷尬的沉默

Requiring great tact, ingenuity, skill, and discretion:
棘手的，難處理的：要求非常老練、機(jī)智、熟練和謹(jǐn)慎的：
例句：
An awkward situation arose during the peace talks.
在和平談判中出現(xiàn)了棘手的情況

來源：
Middle English awkeward [in the wrong way]
中古英語 awkeward [以錯(cuò)誤的方式]
awke [wrong] from Old Norse ôfugr [backward] * see apo-
awke [錯(cuò)誤的] 源自 古斯堪的納維亞語 ôfugr [向后的] *參見 apo-
-ward [-ward]
-ward [后綴，表方向]

【引伸】
awk.wardly
adv.（副詞）
awk.wardness
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>awkward,clumsy,maladroit,inept,gauche,ungainlyThese adjectives mean lacking grace or skill in movement, manner, or performance.
這些形容詞意指在活動(dòng)、舉止或表演上缺少優(yōu)雅和技巧。
Awkward and clumsy, the least specific,are often interchangeable.Both emphasize lack of physical dexterity (
Awkward
an awkward dancer; clumsy fingers); both can also suggest embarrassment or lack of ease (
clumsy 無大的差別，經(jīng)常是可互換的。兩者都是強(qiáng)調(diào)缺少身體的靈活性（
例句：
不靈活的跳舞者；

例句：
several awkward moments in the discussion; offered a clumsy apology).
笨人）； 兩者也都暗示窘迫或不自在（

Maladroit implies tactlessness or lack of skill in social relations:
討論中一些令人窘迫的時(shí)刻；
a maladroit comment.

例句：
表示不安的歉意）。

Inept applies to inappropriate actions and speech:
Maladroit 指在社會(huì)交往中不得體或缺少技巧：
例句：
If the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it nowô
不得體的評論。

Gauche suggests a lack of social polish:
Inept 指不適當(dāng)?shù)男袨榛蜓哉劊?
例句：
too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate.
如果謠言是真的，還有比現(xiàn)在來重復(fù)它更不適當(dāng)?shù)膯幔?/br>
Ungainly implies a visible lack of grace in form or movement:
Gauche 暗示缺少社會(huì)磨練：
例句：
long, ungainly legs;
過于笨拙以致在談話變得過于密切時(shí)無法離開房間。

an ungainly gesture.
Ungainly 指在形體或運(yùn)動(dòng)上明顯地缺少優(yōu)雅：
例句：
難看的長腿；

例句：
不雅的姿勢。
ô<單詞塊><單詞>awl---------------另--------------
awl
awl

n.（名詞）
A pointed tool for making holes, as in wood or leather.
鉆子：一種在木頭或皮革上打洞用的尖角工具

來源：
Middle English aul
中古英語 aul
probably blend of Old English ôl
可能混合了 古英語 ôl
Old English awel [fleshhook]
古英語 awel [肉鉤]