ungainly

ungainly

英 [ʌn'geɪnlɪ]
　　美 [ʌn'ɡenli]

adj. 笨拙的；不雅的
　　adv. 笨拙地；不雅地

中文詞源：

ungainly 難看的，不雅的，笨拙的

來自古英語ungeinliche, 來自un-, 不，非，gein, 直的，詞源同again, against,-liche,詞源同-ly，形容詞後綴。即不直的，引申詞義形狀不好的，難看的，不雅的，笨拙的。

例句：

1. The dog, an ungainly mongrel pup, was loping about the road.
那隻醜陋的雜種幼犬在馬路上到處亂跑。

2. Paul swam in his ungainly way to the side of the pool.
保羅笨拙地遊到池子邊。

3. He was a tall, ungainly boy of 18.
他是個個子高而笨拙的18歲小夥子。

4. I thought him terribly ungainly when he danced.
我覺得他跳舞時顯得極其笨拙.

5. When the ungainly man had left, he remarked hotly to the messenger.
看著這個無能的人走開以後, 他氣沖沖地對著送信人評頭品足起來.