maladroitness
maladroitness — 名詞
1. a lack of grace in how the body moves, or a lack of skill in how someone acts or
笨拙；不靈巧
動作不靈活，或處事缺乏技巧
a lack of grace in how the body moves, or a lack of skill in how someone acts or deals with a situation
Christopher's maladroitness at parties made him hide near the snack table.
Christopher 在聚會上的社交笨拙，讓他只好躲在點心桌旁邊。
possessive + maladroitness: a person's social clumsiness
The coach noticed Gita's maladroitness whenever the ball came near her feet.
教練注意到，每當球靠近 Gita 的腳邊，她的動作就顯得笨拙。
Everyone laughed kindly at the maladroitness of the new waiter carrying six plates.
大家善意地笑看新來服務生端著六個盤子時的笨拙模樣。
maladroitness of + person: the clumsiness belongs to someone
The shelf stayed crooked because of Mateo's maladroitness with a hammer.
架子一直是歪的，因為 Mateo 用鐵鎚時太笨拙。
maladroitness with + tool: lack of skill using it
The mayor's maladroitness in handling the angry crowd made the situation worse.
市長處理憤怒群眾時的笨拙，讓情勢變得更糟。
maladroitness in + -ing: poor skill in dealing with a situation
- social maladroitness
- maladroitness of + person
- maladroitness in handling
- clumsiness
puts more weight on awkward body movement
- awkwardness
general word for a lack of ease in movement or behaviour
- ineptitude
puts more weight on a lack of skill
- ineptness
same meaning as ineptitude
用法筆記
Uncountable, so it takes no 'a' and has no plural; the examples show it after a possessive (Christopher's maladroitness) or followed by 'of' + the person.