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obtuse

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adj.钝的,圆头的,愚蠢的,迟钝的

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形容词比较级:obtuser 最高级:obtusest 名词:obtuseness 副词:obtusely

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obtuse


/əb'tju:s; [US] -'tu:s; əb`tus/
adj (fml derog 文, 贬) slow to understand; stupid 迟钝的; 愚笨的
*He's being deliberately obtuse. 他装糊涂.
* She cannot possibly be so obtuse. 她不可能如此迟钝.

obtuse


adj formal
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: obtusus 'blunt', from obtundere 'to beat against, make blunt']
slow to understand things, in a way that is annoying
 'But why?' said Charles, being deliberately obtuse.
>obtusenessn[U]