awkwardness
翻譯
尷尬, 笨拙, 棘手
例句
There was a moment of awkwardness.
有那麼一刻的尷尬。
He laughed to hide his awkwardness.
他笑著掩飾自己的笨拙。
文法模式
((of sth.)) 關於（某事）的尷尬 There was an awkwardness about the situation.
((in sth.)) 在（某事）上的笨拙 His awkwardness in dancing was obvious.
近義詞
Synonyms: clumsiness, embarrassment, unease; Antonyms: grace, ease, confidence
詞源
源自形容詞「awkward」（笨拙的）加上構成名詞的後綴「-ness」。「awkward」來自古諾爾斯語「afugr」，意為「轉向錯誤的方向」。
記憶技巧
想像一下在公共場合絆倒時的感覺——那就是「awkwardness」。