ham-fisted

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英語

詞源

原始印歐語詞 *kónh₂m

原始印歐語詞 *pénkʷe

源自ham (「火腿」) +‎ fisted (形容詞)，^[1]可能是比喻人的手部不是手，而像火腿一樣笨拙。

發音

• (標準英音，通用美式) 國際音標^(幫助): /ˈhæmˌfɪstɪd/

• 音頻 (通用美式)：

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• 斷字：ham-fist‧ed

形容詞

ham-fisted (比較級 more ham-fisted，最高級 most ham-fisted) (非正式)

1. 笨拙的，不熟練的，笨手笨腳的

   近義詞：cack-handed, ham-handed, heavy-handed, mutton-fisted, undexterous

   反義詞：dexterous, skilful

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2. (引申) 無能的，沒用的

   近義詞：bungling；亦參見Thesaurus:unskilled

   反義詞：參見Thesaurus:skilled

   • 2008年12月5日，「Everyone benefits from prorogue」, in The Sun Times，卷 156, 期 285, Owen Sound, Ont.: Osprey Media Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC，頁 A4，列 1:

     [Stephen] Harper has a few weeks' grace, during which he and his ham-fisted finance minister, Jim Flaherty, can ponder the error of their ways.

     （請為本引文添加中文翻譯）

   • 2019年11月13日，Dorian Lynskey，「Bowie’s Books and Why Bowie Matters review – a manic turnover of new ideas」, in 衛報‎^[1]，倫敦: 衛報媒體集團, →ISSN, →OCLC，存檔自the original on 2023-07-16:

     In 1973, Sonia Orwell broke David Bowie's heart by refusing him permission to adapt her late husband [George Orwell]'s final novel into a rock musical. She had rebuffed every request since the hamfisted 1956 movie version starring Edmond O'Brien, and was never likely to make an exception for a glam-rock dandy, but he was sorely aggrieved.

     （請為本引文添加中文翻譯）

   • 2023年9月6日，Nigel Harris，「Comment: Leaderless and Rudderless」, in Rail，期 991, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire: Bauer Media, →ISSN, →OCLC，頁 3:

     What an utter farce. Just like DfT [the Department for Transport]'s ham-fisted, blundering ticket office closure programme.

     （請為本引文添加中文翻譯）

其他形式

• hamfisted

衍生詞彙

• ham-fistedly、hamfistedly
• ham-fistedness、hamfistedness

相關詞彙

• ham radio (possibly related etymologically)