awkwardness
/ˈɔːkwədnəs/
詞性: 名詞
EN
尷尬、難為情的狀態;也可指動作笨拙、不靈活的樣子。
There was a moment of awkwardness when she realized she had called her teacher by the wrong name.
當她意識到自己叫錯了老師的名字時,出現了一陣尷尬。
詞源
源自14世紀中古英文的「awk」,意為「反向地、笨拙地」,加上後綴「-ness」構成名詞,最初用來形容動作不靈巧,後來延伸出社交場景中難為情的含義。
助記
可將「awkward」諧音聯想為「拗口的」:說話拗口、表達不順的時候,就會讓人覺得尷尬。
快速答案
awkwardness 是什麼意思?
awkwardness 的意思是: 尷尬、難為情的狀態;也可指動作笨拙、不靈活的樣子。
awkwardness 怎麼讀?
awkwardness: /ˈɔːkwədnəs/
awkwardness 如何用於句子?
There was a moment of awkwardness when she realized she had called her teacher by the wrong name.