Obtuse

[əb'tjuːs]

解釋/意思:

(adj.) lacking in insight or discernment; 'too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior'; 'a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin'- Jasper Griffin .

(adj.) of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees .

(adj.) (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex .

錄入:梅利特--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(superl.) Not pointed or acute; blunt; -- applied esp. to angles greater than a right angle, or containing more than ninety degrees.

(superl.) Not having acute sensibility or perceptions; dull; stupid; as, obtuse senses.

(superl.) Dull; deadened; as, obtuse sound.

哈里特編輯

同義詞及近義詞：

a. Dull, stupid, stolid, doltish, blockish, stockish, heavy, slow, unintelligent, unintellectual, shallow, dull-witted, blunt-witted.

錄入:谢里夫

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Dull, stupid, unintelligent, stolid, doltish

ANT:Acute, clever, intelligent, quick, sharp

編輯:特鲁迪

解釋/意思:

adj. blunt: not pointed: (bot.) blunt or rounded at the point as a leaf: stupid: not shrill: (geom.) greater than a right angle.—adjs. Obtuse′-ang′led Obtuse′-ang′ular having an angle greater than a right angle.—adv. Obtuse′ly.—ns. Obtuse′ness Obtus′ity.

校對:劳伦斯