slow-witted
slow-witted — adjective
1. describes a person who has difficulty understanding ideas or situations that mos
describes a person who has difficulty understanding ideas or situations that most people find easy to grasp, because their mind works more slowly than average.
The slow-witted student raised his hand long after the others had answered the question.
attributive: slow-witted + noun
Liang often felt slow-witted during meetings because his colleagues discussed ideas very quickly.
predicative: feel slow-witted
The cashier was too slow-witted to notice a customer had handed her a fake banknote.
Trang was so slow-witted that she did not see her friend waving across the street.
Kwame felt slow-witted when he could not solve a riddle his younger sister solved quickly.
- dull
more common in old-fashioned or written English; broader in meaning
- dim
informal, used especially in British English
- slow
more general; can refer to physical speed or mental processing
- unintelligent
more formal and direct
- sharp
informal; describes someone who notices and understands things quickly
- quick-witted
direct opposite; describes fast mental reaction
- bright
common, covers general intelligence
文法句型
slow-witted + noun
be slow-witted
too slow-witted + to-infinitive
so slow-witted + that-clause
用法筆記
Slow-witted is less common in everyday speech than synonyms like 'dull' or 'stupid'; it is more often found in written descriptions. The word specifically comments on mental processing speed rather than overall character or knowledge.