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obtuse
[英] [ɔbˈtu:s, -ˈtju:s, əb-] [美] [ɑbˈtus, -ˈtjus, əb-] 生词本

adj.

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1. ADJ-GRADED 迟钝的；愚笨的 Someone who is obtuse has difficulty understanding things, or makes no effort to understand them. 

  • I've really been very obtuse and stupid...

    我实在笨得不可理喻。

  • 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。

obtuseness

  • Naivety bordering on obtuseness helped sustain his faith.

    近乎鲁钝的天真使他坚守自己的信仰。

2. ADJ （角）钝的；钝角的 An obtuse angle is between 90˚ and 180˚. 
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"- Jasper Griffin

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"- Thackeray
  • "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"
  • "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"
  • "worked with the slow students"

医学

  • 1.①钝的；②智力迟钝的
1. You were too obtuse to take the hint.
你太迟钝了，没有理解这种暗示。

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