"awkwardness" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 尴尬
• 笨拙

Definition

在某种情境下感到不舒服、尴尬或笨拙的状态或特质。可以形容一个人、一个时刻或气氛。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常用于描述社交或情感场合。常与“social awkwardness”“awkwardness in the air”等搭配，多指尴尬的沉默、害羞的举止或笨拙的动作。比“weird”“cringe”等词更正式。

Examples

There was a moment of awkwardness when nobody spoke.

当没有人说话时，出现了一刻的**尴尬**。

His awkwardness made it hard for him to join the conversation.

他的**笨拙**让他很难加入对话。

She smiled to ease the awkwardness.

她微笑以缓解**尴尬**。

You could feel the awkwardness in the air after his joke fell flat.

他的笑话冷场后，空气中充满了**尴尬**。

Her awkwardness with strangers disappears once she gets comfortable.

她和陌生人在一起的**尴尬**，一旦放松下来就会消失。

We all laughed to break the awkwardness after that weird question.

那个奇怪问题后，我们大家都笑了来打破**尴尬**。