awkwardness
翻譯
笨拙, 尷尬, 彆扭
例句
He felt a sense of awkwardness at the party.
他在派對上感到一種尷尬。
Her awkwardness with tools was obvious.
她使用工具時的笨拙是顯而易見的。
文法模式
a sense of awkwardness 一種尷尬的感覺 He felt a sense of awkwardness at the party.
the awkwardness of (sth.) ...的笨拙 The awkwardness of the silence was painful.
近義詞
同義詞: clumsiness, embarrassment; 反義詞: grace, ease, poise
詞源
源自“awkward”（來自古諾爾斯語“afugr”，意為“方向錯誤的”）加上構成名詞的後綴“-ness”。
記憶技巧
想像一隻企鵝試圖在陸地上行走——這正是“awkwardness”（笨拙）的完美寫照。