oaf

IPA/əʊf/
IPA/əʊf/

oaf — 名詞

  • oafsingular
  • oafsplural

1. an insulting word for someone, usually a man, who behaves in a slow, clumsy, or

1.名詞C1
釋義

粗笨蠢漢

笨手笨腳、粗魯沒禮貌的男人

an insulting word for someone, usually a man, who behaves in a slow, clumsy, or unkind way and is not seen as bright or polite

例句

Mateo apologised after stepping on his date's foot and called himself a clumsy oaf.

Mateo 踩到約會對象的腳後連忙道歉，罵自己是個笨手笨腳的蠢蛋。

self-insult: call oneself an/a clumsy oaf

Get out of my way, you great oaf, before you knock the cake over!

讓開啦，你這個大笨蛋，再不讓開就要把蛋糕撞翻啦！

vocative insult: you + (great) + oaf

常見搭配
  • a great oaf
  • a big oaf
  • a clumsy oaf
  • a drunken oaf
  • feel like an oaf
  • you (great) oaf
同義詞
  • lout

    stronger; emphasises rudeness and rough manners more than clumsiness

  • klutz

    informal American; focuses on physical clumsiness, no insult to intelligence

  • buffoon

    stresses ridiculous behaviour; can be self-aware or theatrical

  • boor

    literary; emphasises rude, ill-mannered behaviour rather than slowness

反義詞

文法句型

a/an + oaf

you + oaf (insult)

用法筆記

Almost always applied to men or boys; rarely used of women. Often paired with intensifiers (great, big, clumsy, drunken) and used either as direct insult or as a softer self-deprecating label.

常見錯誤

She is such an oaf.
He is such an oaf.
oaf is overwhelmingly used of males; a female equivalent would normally use a different word (e.g. 'klutz').
I felt oaf when I dropped the tray.
I felt like an oaf when I dropped the tray.
oaf is a countable noun and needs an article or determiner.

同根字

  • oafish
    形容詞C1
  • oafishly
    副詞C2
  • oafishness
    名詞C2

常見搭配

常用片語

  • great oaf
  • big oaf
  • clumsy oaf
  • drunken oaf
  • you oaf