1610s, "unfit, improper," from Middle English ungeinliche, from ungein (late 14c.) "inconvenient, disagreeable, troublesome," from un- (1) "not" + gein "kind, helpful; reliable; beneficial; suitable, appropriate; convenient," from Old Norse gegn "straight, direct, helpful," from Proto-Germanic *gagina "against" (see again). Old English had ungænge "useless, vain."
中文解释
1. again, against => gainsay, gainly, ungainly.2. 不直接的、非直接的 =》扭七扭八的、歪七歪八的。=》笨拙的、难看的。
实用例句
1. The dog, an ungainly mongrel pup, was loping about the road.
那只丑陋的杂种幼犬在马路上到处乱跑。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Paul swam in his ungainly way to the side of the pool.
保罗笨拙地游到池子边。
来自柯林斯例句
3. He was a tall, ungainly boy of 18.
他是个个子高而笨拙的18岁小伙子。
来自《权威词典》
4. I thought him terribly ungainly when he danced.
我觉得他跳舞时显得极其笨拙.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. When the ungainly man had left, he remarked hotly to the messenger.
