Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #22412
gauche
笨拙的；不擅社交的；不圆滑的
Awkward and lacking in social graces; bumbling and apt to make embarrassing mistakes.
- 1.
Awkward or lacking in social graces; bumbling; apt to make gaffes.
笨拙的,缺乏社交风度的；容易失礼的。
- 2.
lacking social polish
缺乏社交礼仪的
- 3.
Having a torsion angle of 60°.
具有60°扭转角的。
邻位交叉的；扭转角60°的；笨拙的,缺乏社交风度的；容易失礼的。；缺乏社交礼仪的；具有60°扭转角的。；缺乏社经验的
In use
His gauche attempt at flirting made everyone uncomfortable.
She felt gauche when she accidentally interrupted the speaker.
His gauche table manners were noticed by the host.
too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate
their excellent manners always made me feel gauche
be gauche
He is quite gauche at parties.
他在派对上相当笨拙。
find/consider sb/sth gauche
Many people find his behavior gauche.
Connections
Collocations
- socially gauche
- 社交上笨拙的；不圆滑的
- He often felt socially gauche at formal dinners.他常常在正式晚宴上感到社交上笨手笨脚。
- gauche remark
- 失礼的话
- She apologized for the gauche remark about his family.她为自己关于他家人的失礼言论道了歉。
- gauche behavior
- 不得体的举止
- His gauche behavior at the interview cost him the job.他面试时不得体的举止让他失去了那份工作。
- feel gauche
- 感到局促不安；觉得自己笨拙
- I always feel gauche when I enter a room full of strangers.走进满是陌生人的房间时，我总觉得自己笨拙。
- a bit gauche
- 有点失礼的；有些笨拙的
- It was a bit gauche to ask how much she earned.问她赚多少钱有点失礼。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象字母 G 像僵住的人形：gauche 的人在社交场合手足无措，笨拙失礼。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：social situations、formal essays gauche 表示“笨拙的、缺乏社交风度的”时，通常用于较正式或书面语境，多用来形容一个人因缺乏社交经验而举止僵硬、容易失礼。词语带有轻微负面评价，日常口语中较少用到；如果想在口语中表达同类意思，可考虑用 awkward。
Pronunciation & Spelling
同韵词（美式读音）：cloche /kloʊʃ/、brioche /briˈoʊʃ/ 与 gauche /ɡoʊʃ/ 押韵。注意形近异音：couch /kaʊtʃ/、vouch /vaʊtʃ/（以及 pouch /paʊtʃ/）中的 -ouch 读 /aʊtʃ/；gauge /ɡeɪdʒ/ 的 gau- 读 /ɡeɪ/；quiche /kiːʃ/ 的读音也不是 /ɡoʊʃ/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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