maladroit 中文意思、发音与例句

at 后接名词或动名词，指在某项具体技能或活动上不灵巧。

She was maladroit at small talk and usually said the wrong thing.

她不擅长闲聊，通常会说错话。

in 后接动名词，强调在做某事的过程中显得不圆通；也可说 in + 名词，如 in his dealings with the press。

He was maladroit in trying to comfort her, and she left the room in tears.

作定语修饰名词，常与 attempt、remark、handling 等词搭配，带批评意味。

The government's maladroit attempt to explain the delay only made things worse.

政府试图解释延误却显得笨拙，结果只是让事情更糟。

so...that 结构强调笨拙到引出某种结果的程度。

His apology was so maladroit that everyone felt even more uncomfortable.

他的道歉笨拙至极，反而让大家都更不自在了。

grammar · medium

易错句子She answered the question maladroit.

正确表达She answered the question maladroitly.

修饰动词 answered 要用副词 maladroitly；maladroit 是形容词，只能作定语或表语，不能直接修饰动词。汉语'她笨拙地回答'里的'笨拙地'是状语，英语相应位置必须是副词。

grammar · medium

易错句子He is maladroit to use chopsticks.

正确表达He is maladroit at using chopsticks.

表示'在某方面不灵巧'时，maladroit 作表语要接介词 at 或 in 加动名词，即 be maladroit at/in doing sth；用 to do 不定式会被理解为目的状语，且 maladroit 不能这样带不定式补足语。

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