鲁达 Word of the Day:September 25, 2021
obtuse
迟钝的；态度勉强的
adjective ahb-TOOSS
What It Means
Obtuse means "difficult to understand" or "unable to understand what is obvious."
Obtuse 的意思是“难以理解的”或“无法理解显而易见的东西”。
Examples
The attorney explained the obtuse language in the contract to her client.
律师向她的委托人解释了合同中晦涩的言语。
Maybe I am being obtuse, but I didn't understand the end of the movie.
可能我比较迟钝，没看懂电影的结局。
"There are speeches and flags and somewhat obtuse artistic presentations, then at or near the end, the Olympic flame enters the stadium and is delivered to a cauldron … to burn for the next 16 days." — Brandon Veale, The Duluth (Minnesota) News-Tribune, 23 July 2021
有演讲、旗帜和有迟钝的艺术表演，然后在结束或接近结束时，奥运圣火进入体育场，被送进一口大锅里……在接下来的 16 天里（不断）燃烧。”
Did You Know?
Obtuse comes from a Latin word meaning "dull" or "blunt." It can describe a geometric angle that is not acute or a person who is mentally "dull." In addition, obtuse can mean "hard to comprehend." That meaning is probably from confusion with the similar-sounding abstruse.
Obtuse 来自拉丁词，意思是“dull『迟钝』”或“blunt『钝』”。 它可以描述一个没有尖的几何图形或一个精神“迟钝”的人。此外，obtuse 可能意味着“hard to comprehend『难以理解』”。 这个意思可能和听起来相似的“abstruse『深奥』”混淆了。
Quiz
Unscramble the letters to create a verb meaning "to make dull or obtuse": TEAEBEHT.