V2EX unwieldy

Unwieldy

释义 Definition

**形容词 (adj.)**:笨重的;难以操控的;不灵便的。形容某物因体积大、形状奇特或结构复杂而难以搬动、使用或管理。

发音 Pronunciation

/nwildi/

例句 Examples

The box was so unwieldy that it took three people to carry it up the stairs.
那个箱子太笨重了,需要三个人才能把它搬上楼。

As the company expanded, its management structure became increasingly unwieldy, making even simple decisions painfully slow.
随着公司不断扩张,其管理结构变得越来越臃肿,连简单的决策都变得极其缓慢。

词源 Etymology

该词源于中古英语,由前缀 un-(表示"不、非")和古英语 wieldy 组成。wieldy 意为"灵活的、易于操控的",来自动词 wield(操控、挥动)。因此 unwieldy 的字面意思就是"无法轻松操控的"。这个词最早出现在14世纪左右,最初主要形容人的身体笨拙,后来逐渐扩展到形容物体的笨重和系统的臃肿。

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文学作品引用 Literary References

  • 查尔斯狄更斯在《荒凉山庄》(Bleak House) 中用该词描述英国司法系统的臃肿与低效,暗喻官僚体制的笨拙。
  • 乔纳森斯威夫特在《格列佛游记》(Gulliver's Travels) 中使用该词形容巨人国中那些对格列佛来说过于庞大的物件。
  • 赫尔曼梅尔维尔在《白鲸》(Moby-Dick) 中用此词描写鲸鱼庞大而不灵活的身躯。
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