an inelegant way of doing sth
way of doing sth 前用 inelegant 描述方法不够简洁或得体。
Using a hammer to open a bottle is an inelegant way of doing it.
用锤子开瓶子是一种不雅观的做法。
不优雅的；不雅致的；粗俗的
不优雅的；不精致的；缺乏优雅、精致或品味；不优美；不雅
Not elegant; lacking grace, refinement, or good taste.
不优雅的；不精致的
Not elegant; not exhibiting neatness, refinement, or precision.
缺乏优雅、精致或品味
lacking in refinement or grace or good taste
His speech was marred by an inelegant choice of words.
他的演讲因用词不雅而受到影响。
用法提示：inelegant 作定语修饰 choice，表示用词缺乏优雅。
The design of the building is functional but inelegant.
这座建筑的设计实用但不雅致。
用法提示：inelegant 作表语，描述建筑缺乏精致感。
She tried to fix the problem with an inelegant workaround.
她试图用一种不优雅的变通方法解决问题。
用法提示：inelegant 作定语修饰 workaround，表示方法不巧妙。
way of doing sth 前用 inelegant 描述方法不够简洁或得体。
Using a hammer to open a bottle is an inelegant way of doing it.
用锤子开瓶子是一种不雅观的做法。
it 为形式主语，真正的主语是后面的不定式短语。
It is inelegant to wear sneakers with a formal suit.
穿运动鞋配正装不够得体。
considered 后接形容词作补语，常用于评价行为或做法。
Publicly correcting your host would be considered inelegant.
当众纠正主人会被认为不够得体。
grammar · medium
易错句子Her handwriting is very unelegant.
正确表达Her handwriting is very inelegant.
英语中表示“不优雅的”要用否定前缀 in- 构成 inelegant；un- 不能与 elegant 组合，unelegant 不是英语单词。
grammar · medium
易错句子She was wearing a very inelegance dress.
正确表达She was wearing a very inelegant dress.
inelegance 是名词，不能修饰 dress；修饰名词需要形容词 inelegant，汉语里“不优雅的”作定语时也对应形容词而非名词。
grammar · medium
易错句子He answered the question very inelegant.
正确表达He answered the question in a very inelegant way.
inelegant 是形容词，不能修饰动词 answered；英语中修饰动作要用副词或 in a ... way 这类介词短语，汉语形容词可直接作状语，容易迁移出错。
与 inelegant 拼写和读音相近，但意思完全不同：ineligible 指不具备资格或条件（如参赛、获选），inelegant 指不优雅、不精致；两者不能互换。
ungainly 多指动作、举止或外形笨重不灵活，常带身体姿态的意味；inelegant 范围更广，可指设计、措辞、做法等不精致、不雅。描述人走路笨拙时用 ungainly 更自然，但两者并非绝对互斥。
indelicate 常指言语、问题或行为涉及令人尴尬的私密话题，显得不够得体；inelegant 强调缺乏优雅、精致或品味，可用于审美、设计或措辞。谈吐涉及冒犯性内容时用 indelicate 更准确。
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