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awkwardness

英['ɔːkwədnəs] 美
  • n. 尴尬;笨拙

英英释意


1. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
2. the quality of an embarrassing situation;
"he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal"
3. the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
4. the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
5. trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape;
"the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano"