inelegant

inelegant
adjective
  1. having or showing a lack of physical grace, elegance, or refinement
    (行为举止)不雅的,粗俗的;粗糙的
    he came skidding to an inelegant halt.
    他来了个不雅的刹车制动。
    an inelegant bellow of laughter.
    一声不雅的狂笑。
    ■unappealing through being overly complicated
    (因过分复杂)不能打动人的,不吸引人的
    an inelegant and complex piece of legislation.
    一项复杂而无法打动人的法规。
派生
inelegance
noun
inelegantly
adverb
语源
  1. early 16th cent.: from French inélégant, from Latin inelegant-, from in- 'not' + Latin elegant- 'fastidious, refined' (see elegant)
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