clumsy
/ˈklʌmzɪ/adjective
1clumsier, clumsiest
awkward in movement or in handling things笨拙的; 笨手笨脚的, 手脚不灵活的：a terribly clumsy fellow
一个笨拙得不得了的家伙
the cold made his fingers clumsy.
他手指被冻得不灵活了。
1.1
- done awkwardly or without skill笨拙的; 毫无技巧的：
a very clumsy attempt to park
一次十分笨拙的停车
a clumsy remake of an old movie.
对老电影毫无技巧的重拍。
1.2
- difficult to handle or use; unwieldy难处理的; 难使用的; 笨拙的：
clumsy devices
难以使用的设备
the legal procedure is far too clumsy.
这法律程序实在太难处理了。
1.3
- lacking social skills; tactless不圆滑的; 不老练的：
his choice of words was clumsy.
他的措辞很不明智。
派生词
clumsily
adverbclumsiness
noun词源
late 16th cent.: from obsolete clumse 'make numb, be numb', probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Swedish klumsig.