obtuse
英[əb'tjuːs]
美
- adj. 迟钝的；圆头的；不锋利的
英英释意
- 1. of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees
- 2. of a leaf shape; rounded at the apex
- 3. 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
- 4. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity;
- "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"
- "never met anyone quite so dim"
- "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray
- "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"
- "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"
- "worked with the slow students"