(of people and animals )人和动物 moving or doing things in a way that is not smooth or steady or careful 笨拙的;不灵巧的 I spilt your coffee. Sorry—that was clumsy of me. 我弄洒了你的咖啡。对不起,我真是笨手笨脚的。 His clumsy fingers couldn't untie the knot. 他的手很笨拙,无法解开这个结。
(of actions and statements )行动和陈述 done without skill or in a way that offends people 无技巧的;冒犯人的;不得体的 (of objects )物体 difficult to move or use easily; not well designed 难以移动的;难用的;设计欠佳的 (of processes )程序 too complicated to understand or use easily 难处理的;复杂难懂的;使用不便的
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from obsolete clumse ‘make ’or‘ be numb’, probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Swedish klumsig.