obtuse
/əbˈtjuːs/adjective
1
- annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand迟钝的, 愚蠢的：
he wondered if the doctor was being deliberately obtuse.
他怀疑医生是不是在故作迟钝。
1.1
- difficult to understand难以理解的, 晦涩的：
some of the lyrics are a bit obtuse.
某些抒情诗有点晦涩。
2
- (of an angle) more than 90° and less than 180°（角）钝的。
2.1
- not sharp-pointed or sharp-edged; blunt钝的, 不锋利的。
派生词
obtusely
adverbobtuseness
nounobtusity
noun词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'blunt'）： from Latin obtusus, past participle of obtundere 'beat against' （see OBTUND）.