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maladroit

/mal-uh-droit/US // ˌmæl əˈdrɔɪt //UK // (ˌmæləˈdrɔɪt) //

恶作剧,恶性循环,错乱,恶搞

Related Words

bungling胡闹,糊涂,糊涂虫,愚蠢的gauche粗俗,不合时宜,粗俗的,别扭halting停顿,停顿的,停滞不前,停止heavy-handed笨重的,沉重的,粗暴的,笨重inept无能,无能的人,不合适,无能为力inexpert不懂的,不懂行,不识时务,不懂lumbering伐木,伐木的,伐木业,采伐ungraceful不雅观的,不雅观,不优雅的,毫无风度unskillful不熟练,不熟练的,不谙世事,不善bumbling步履蹒跚,笨手笨脚,笨手笨脚的,蹒跚学步klutzy笨手笨脚,笨拙,笨手笨脚的,笨拙的all thumbs大拇指,大拇指指腹,大拇指指尖,拇指blundering误入歧途,失误,错失良机,误入歧途的clunky笨重的,笨拙的,笨重,笨拙floundering漫无边际,漫无边际的,漫无目的,方兴未艾stumbling跌跌撞撞,跌跌撞撞的,步履蹒跚,跌跌不休的unhandy不方便,不容易,不易操作,不方便的brash粗暴的,粗鲁的,粗暴,粗鲁impolitic无聊的,无聊,不礼貌的,不礼貌inconsiderate不周全,不周全的,不周,不周到

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.awkward, clumsy
Synonyms
all thumbs大拇指,大拇指指腹,大拇指指尖,拇指blundering误入歧途,失误,错失良机,误入歧途的bumbling步履蹒跚,笨手笨脚,笨手笨脚的,蹒跚学步bungling胡闹,糊涂,糊涂虫,愚蠢的clunky笨重的,笨拙的,笨重,笨拙floundering漫无边际,漫无边际的,漫无目的,方兴未艾gauche粗俗,不合时宜,粗俗的,别扭halting停顿,停顿的,停滞不前,停止heavy-handed笨重的,沉重的,粗暴的,笨重inept无能,无能的人,不合适,无能为力inexpert不懂的,不懂行,不识时务,不懂klutzy笨手笨脚,笨拙,笨手笨脚的,笨拙的lumbering伐木,伐木的,伐木业,采伐stumbling跌跌撞撞,跌跌撞撞的,步履蹒跚,跌跌不休的two left feet两只左脚,两个左脚,两支左脚,两只脚ungraceful不雅观的,不雅观,不优雅的,毫无风度unhandy不方便,不容易,不易操作,不方便的unskillful不熟练,不熟练的,不谙世事,不善
adj.tactless
Synonyms
brash粗暴的,粗鲁的,粗暴,粗鲁gauche粗俗,不合时宜,粗俗的,别扭impolitic无聊的,无聊,不礼貌的,不礼貌inconsiderate不周全,不周全的,不周,不周到inelegant不雅观,不雅观的,不雅,拙劣的insensitive不敏感的,不敏感,不敏锐,麻木不仁thoughtless没心没肺,不加思索,不思进取,没心没肺的undiplomatic外交,外交部,外交官,外交部的untactful无动于衷,毫无章法,无动于衷的,毫无生气untoward不愉快的事,不愉快的事情,不愉快的,不愉快

Examples

  • Mitt Romney has received much (deserved) criticism for his maladroit comments on the 9/11 embassy attacks.

  • Yes, both are rich, socially maladroit, and from Massachusetts.

  • At Trinity College at the University of Toronto, he was even more socially maladroit.

  • Truly people here are extraordinarily maladroit in spite of the French wit!

  • Pacing slowly in her dark garden, Enid Crofton's pulse quickened at the recollection of those maladroit, hungry kisses.

  • Might makes right, often enough in a maladroit fashion, but sometimes it comes as a real blessing.

  • They swarmed loud, uncouth about the temple, their heads thickplotting under maladroit silk hats.

  • That evening Camille drew Rose aside, and asked for an explanation of her "maladroit."

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