be slow-witted
常用于描述智力发展迟缓。
He was slow-witted and could not solve the puzzle.
他头脑不好,无法解出这个谜题。
头脑不好的
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头脑不好的
retarded in intellectual development
He was slow-witted and could not solve the puzzle.
他头脑不好,无法解出这个谜题。
缺乏敏锐或快速的智力,不太聪明或不太敏捷
Lacking a keen or swift intellect, not too bright or not too swift.
智力发展迟缓的
retarded in intellectual development
He was slow-witted and struggled to keep up with the lessons.
他头脑迟钝,难以跟上课程。
Though she was slow-witted, she was very diligent.
尽管她头脑不好,但她非常勤奋。
The child was diagnosed as slow-witted.
那个孩子被诊断为智力发育迟缓。
常用于描述智力发展迟缓。
He was slow-witted and could not solve the puzzle.
他头脑不好,无法解出这个谜题。
The slow-witted student needed extra help.
那个头脑不好的学生需要额外帮助。
Not this
He is a slow witted student.
Use this
He is a slow-witted student.
slow-witted是复合形容词,需要连字符连接两个部分。缺失连字符会导致拼写错误,影响词义清晰度。
Not this
He is more slow-witted than his brother.
Use this
He is slower-witted than his brother.
复合形容词的比较级通常变化第一个形容词,slow变为slower,而不是在前面加more。slower-witted是标准形式。
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