clumsiness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈklʌm.zi.nəs/ us/ˈklʌm.zi.nəs/
(lack of thought)
C2 不熟练、粗苯的行为
behaviour that does not show any skill or thought
With her usual clumsiness, she had opened her mouth and upset everyone. 她以自己一贯的鲁莽开口直言，结果惹恼了所有人。
The minister displayed a political clumsiness that his opponents exploited. 这位部长表现出了政治上的不成熟，使他的对手利用这一点趁机获益。
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- "I'll see you about, later," he said, hating the clumsiness of the words.
- Their lives were marked by a series of small personal failures due to their social clumsiness.
- Some of this is reaction to perceived clumsiness of the administration.
(lack of control)
笨拙、不小心、不谨慎的动作或行为;鲁莽
movement or behaviour that is not careful and controlled, and makes you likely to have accidents
To compound my clumsiness, I accidentally knocked over my bottle of water. 我不小心打翻了自己的水瓶，让我更显得笨手笨脚。
Todd collided with a woman who berated him for his clumsiness. 托德与一个女人相撞，女人因而骂他傻头傻脑。
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- His symptoms included stiffness, slowness and clumsiness.
- Grinning at his own clumsiness, he replaced the lamp on the table.
- He danced with the gusto and clumsiness of a child.
See: clumsy