| 释义 |
obtuse
—obtuse /əbˈtjuːs/ aep /ɑːbˈtuːs/
Ⅰ adjective SPECIALIZED (ANGLE) ► F0 (of an angle) more than 90° and less than 180°→ COMPARE ACUTE(Cf. ↑acute) adjective (ANGLE), REFLEX(Cf. ↑reflex) adjectiveThesaurus+: ↑Describing angles, lines and orientationsobtusely /-li/ adverb FORMAL
obtuseness /-nəs/ noun [U] FORMAL
Ⅱ adjective FORMAL (STUPID) ► F0 stupid and slow to understand, or unwilling to try to understand: » Surely the answer's obvious - or are you being deliberately obtuse?Thesaurus+: ↑Stupid and silly , ↑Of unsound mindobtusely /-li/ adverb FORMAL
obtuseness /-nəs/ noun [U] FORMAL
|