ungainly的词源

英文词源

ungainly (adj.)

1610s, "unfit, improper," from Middle English ungeinliche, from ungein (late 14c.) "inconvenient, disagreeable, troublesome," from un- (1) "not" + gein "kind, helpful; reliable; beneficial; suitable, appropriate; convenient," from Old Norse gegn "straight, direct, helpful," from Proto-Germanic *gagina "against" (see again). Old English had ungænge "useless, vain."

中文词源

ungainly：难看的，不雅的，笨拙的

来自古英语ungeinliche, 来自un-, 不，非，gein, 直的，词源同again, against,-liche,词源同-ly，形容词后缀。即不直的，引申词义形状不好的，难看的，不雅的，笨拙的。

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ungainly：难看的，不雅的，笨拙的

来自古英语 ungeinliche,来自 un-,不，非，gein,直的，词源同 again,against,-liche,词源同-ly,形 容词后缀。即不直的，引申词义形状不好的，难看的，不雅的，笨拙的。