单词 | inept |
释义 | in·ept 1. archaic 2. < an inept and highly artificial comparison — Donald Wayne > < the square is one of those anomalous, shabby-ornate, inept, and pitifully pretentious places — Thomas Wolfe > 3. < it is inept, absurd, downright silly, to argue that in a world torn by … convulsions … literature can hide away in a hothouse — J.T.Farrell > 4. a. < an inept farmer … too easily distracted by contemplation — H.V.Gregory > < often a little inept, clumsy about the practical things of life — Rumer Godden > b. < they found many English officers blundering … the brave but inept Braddock would have done well to take … Washington's advice — Allan Nevins & H.S.Commager > 5. Scots law Synonyms: see awkward |
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