awkwardness
翻译
笨拙, 尴尬, 别扭
例句
He felt a sense of awkwardness at the party.
他在派对上感到一种尴尬。
Her awkwardness with tools was obvious.
她使用工具时的笨拙是显而易见的。
语法模式
a sense of awkwardness 一种尴尬的感觉 He felt a sense of awkwardness at the party.
the awkwardness of (sth.) ...的笨拙 The awkwardness of the silence was painful.
近义词
同义词: clumsiness, embarrassment; 反义词: grace, ease, poise
词源
源自“awkward”（来自古诺尔斯语“afugr”，意为“方向错误的”）加上构成名词的后缀“-ness”。
记忆技巧
想象一只企鹅试图在陆地上行走——这正是“awkwardness”（笨拙）的完美写照。