- 英语中awkward和embarrass在都表示“尴尬”的意思时在用法上有什么区别吗？ - 知乎
awkward 更多的是强调笨拙带来的尴尬，比如冬天穿的特别多，很笨重，拿手机出来付钱一直都拿不出来，后面还有20个人在排队。
- freak、geek、nerd、weird、nut等这些词的区别是什么呢？ - 知乎
a socially awkward person Jimmy is a geek He can't talk to girls Nerd (n ) a socially awkward person who studies a lot Only nerds go to the library Dork (n ) a dull or socially awkward person We can't hang out with you 'cause you're a dork, and your stories are super boring! a person who acts silly She was wearing her hat upside down like a
- 为什么 awful 和 awesome 会形成截然相反的意思？ - 知乎
When “awkward” first appeared in English in the 14th century, it carried the literal meaning of “turned around backwards,” and it wasn’t until the 16th century that the modern meaning of “clumsy,” in both literal and figurative senses, appeared
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