obtuse
obtuse 英 [əbˈtju:s] 美 [əbˈtus]
adj. 迟钝的；圆头的；不锋利的
- The adjective obtuse is good for describing someone slow on the uptake: "Don't be so obtuse: get with the program!"
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- adj. 迟钝的；圆头的；不锋利的
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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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2. There’s no point being obtuse in your definition; uncertainly leads to inaction.
在你的定义中没有理由那么迟钝；不确定的是会导致无作为。
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3. Of all the possible reasons one might think or justify it’s down to the obtuse chains of a trait I get from my Mother: hoarding (!).
在所有可能的原因中，有一个可以解释或有理由认为它已经成了迟钝的枷锁。 一钟源于我母亲的特点：囤积。
- obtuse (adj.) early 15c., "dull, blunted," from Middle French obtus (fem. obtuse), from Latin obtusus "blunted, dull," also used figuratively, past participle of obtundere "to beat against, make dull," from ob "in front of; against" (see ob-) + tundere "to beat," from PIE *(s)tud-e- "to beat, strike, push, thrust," from root *(s)teu- "to push, stick, knock, beat" (source also of Latin tudes "hammer," Sanskrit tudati "he thrusts"). Sense of "stupid" is first found c. 1500. Related: Obtusely; obtuseness.
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