Thursday,2026.07.02
New words:
lame /leɪm/
adj. 形容词
跛的,瘸的;腿脚不便的
(借口、理由、笑话)蹩脚的,无说服力的,差劲的
v. 动词
使跛;使致残;使行动困难
详细词源拆解:
古英语原生词,本义腿脚受伤、行动不便;
后引申形容借口、理由、段子蹩脚、站不住脚。
词汇家族
lame (adj. 跛的;蹩脚的 /v. 使致残)
→ lamely (adv. 跛地;牵强地)
→ lameness (n. 跛足;蹩脚,无说服力)
必记高频搭配
使跛;使致残;使行动困难
A fall lamed the old man for several months.lame excuse 蹩脚的借口
Stop using lame excuses when you forget your homework.lame joke 冷笑话、不好笑的段子
He told a lame joke that no one laughed at.lame animal 腿脚受伤的动物
The lame dog walks slowly with a hurt leg.lamely (adv. 跛地;牵强地)
He lamely explained why he failed the test.lameness (n. 蹩脚;腿脚不便)
Everyone noticed thelamenessof his excuse.
所有人都听出他的借口十分站不住脚。
关键使用提醒
口语高频
贬义用法:lame 形容借口、点子、段子,是日常阅读高频考点This plan is too lame to carry out.
这个方案漏洞太多,根本没法执行。形容人 “腿脚残疾” 正式场合优先用 disabled,
lame 偏口语,略显不礼貌错误:The lame student sits beside me.
优化:The disabled student sits beside me.
翻译:那位身有残疾的同学坐在我旁边。动词 lame
多用于被动或过去式,侧重意外造成行动不便例句:He was lamed by a traffic accident last year.
翻译:去年一场车祸让他落下腿脚残疾。副词 lamely 修饰动词,表 “
牵强地、磕磕绊绊地”例句:She lamely tried to hide her mistake.
翻译:她牵强地试图掩盖自己的错误。