obtuse

obtuse
adjective
  1. annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand
    迟钝的,愚蠢的
    he wondered if the doctor was being deliberately obtuse.
    他怀疑医生是不是在故作迟钝。
    ■difficult to understand
    难以理解的,晦涩的
    some of the lyrics are a bit obtuse.
    某些抒情诗有点晦涩。
  2. (of an angle) more than 90° and less than 180°
    (角)钝的
    ■not sharp-pointed or sharp-edged; blunt
    钝的,不锋利的
派生
obtusely
adverb
obtuseness
noun
obtusity
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English ( in the sense blunt): from Latin obtusus, past participle of obtundere 'beat against' (see obtund)
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