clumsy and obscure; awkward and abstruse
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
clumsy and obscure; awkward and abstruse; inelegant and difficult to understand
literaryDescribes writing, translations, or expression that is awkward in style and hard to understand, often due to poor technique or overly complex language.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
xiě写
de得
guò过
yú于
zhuō拙
sè涩
，
hěn很
nán难
dú读
dǒng懂
。
This article is written in an overly awkward and obscure style, making it very difficult to read.
Yì译
wén文
de的
zhuō拙
sè涩
zhī之
chù处
fǎn反
yìng映
le了
yì译
zhě者
duì对
yuán原
wén文
de的
lǐ理
jiě解
bú不
gòu够
shēn深
rù入
。
The clumsy and obscure parts of the translation reflect the translator's insufficient understanding of the original text.
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Tā他
de的
shī诗
gē歌
fēng风
gé格
zhuō拙
sè涩
，
xū需
yào要
fǎn反
fù复
pǐn品
dú读
cái才
néng能
lǐng领
huì会
qí其
zhōng中
shēn深
yì意
。
His poetry style is clumsy and abstruse, requiring repeated reading to grasp its profound meaning.