awkwardness
翻译
尴尬, 笨拙, 棘手
例句
There was a moment of awkwardness.
有那么一刻的尴尬。
He laughed to hide his awkwardness.
他笑着掩饰自己的笨拙。
语法模式
((of sth.)) 关于（某事）的尴尬 There was an awkwardness about the situation.
((in sth.)) 在（某事）上的笨拙 His awkwardness in dancing was obvious.
近义词
Synonyms: clumsiness, embarrassment, unease; Antonyms: grace, ease, confidence
词源
源自形容词“awkward”（笨拙的）加上构成名词的后缀“-ness”。“awkward”来自古诺尔斯语“afugr”，意为“转向错误的方向”。
记忆技巧
想象一下在公共场合绊倒时的感觉——那就是“awkwardness”。