ungainly
英[ʌn'geɪnlɪ]
美[ʌn'ɡenli]
- adj. 笨拙的；不雅的
- adv. 笨拙地；不雅地
助记提示
1. again, against => gainsay, gainly, ungainly.
2. 不直接的、非直接的 =》扭七扭八的、歪七歪八的。=》笨拙的、难看的。
中文词源
ungainly 难看的，不雅的，笨拙的
来自古英语ungeinliche, 来自un-, 不，非，gein, 直的，词源同again, against,-liche,词源同-ly，形容词后缀。即不直的，引申词义形状不好的，难看的，不雅的，笨拙的。
英文词源
- 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."
双语例句
- 1. The dog, an ungainly mongrel pup, was loping about the road.
- 那只丑陋的杂种幼犬在马路上到处乱跑。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Paul swam in his ungainly way to the side of the pool.
- 保罗笨拙地游到池子边。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He was a tall, ungainly boy of 18.
- 他是个个子高而笨拙的18岁小伙子。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. I thought him terribly ungainly when he danced.
- 我觉得他跳舞时显得极其笨拙.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. When the ungainly man had left, he remarked hotly to the messenger.
- 看着这个无能的人走开以后, 他气冲冲地对着送信人评头品足起来.
来自辞典例句