obtuse

英[əb'tjuːs] 美[əb'tuːs]
  • adj. 钝的；不尖的；钝角的；愚钝的
obtusely obtuser obtusest obtuseness
GRE
星级词汇:
  • obtund vt.使迟钝；使缓和

详细释义

Adjective:
  1. of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees

  2. (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex

  3. lacking in insight or discernment;

    "too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior"
    "a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin"

  4. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity;

    "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"
    "never met anyone quite so dim"
    "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"
    "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"
    "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"
    "worked with the slow students"

双语例句

1. I'm a limited and obtuse clergyman while you're the expert.
你是专家，而我是个能力有限的愚笨牧师。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Are you being deliberately obtuse?
你是不是故意装傻？

来自《权威词典》

3. You were too obtuse to take the hint.
你太迟钝了,没有理解这种暗示.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. Two opposite corners of this rhomb contain three obtuse angles of 101°95'.
菱面体的两个对顶包含着三个101°95'的钝角。

来自辞典例句

5. I've really been very obtuse and stupid.
我实在笨得不可理喻。

来自辞典例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. "Sometimes it looks more like an obtuse triangle," Winter said.
      “有时候它看起来更像一个钝角三角形。”温特说。
    2. You were too obtuse to take the hint.
      你太迟钝了，没有理解这种暗示。
    3. The obtuse editor did not know he was being nibbled at.
      这位脑筋迟钝的编辑并不知道人家是在向他试探消息。

用法讲解

相关词汇

【邻近词汇】

obverse obtrusive obtusely obtuseness obtuse arch obtuse frog obtuse angle obtuse anlge obtuse angled obtuse triangle obtuse-angled obtuse bisectrix
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