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
- : lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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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