unskillfully

/ʌnskˈɪlfəli/ adv

In an unskilled manner.

Word Origin Unskillfully is the adverb of unskillful, meaning without skill. Skill comes from Old Norse skil 'discernment, knowledge', which originally meant 'to separate, distinguish' — so a skilled person can tell things apart. The un- prefix negates it, and -ful and -ly build the word. Related words include skillful and skilled.

adv In an unskilled manner.

He unskillfully attempted to repair the watch, causing more damage.

(副词) 笨拙地;不熟练地;生疏地

他笨拙地尝试修理手表,反而造成了更多损坏。

(adverbio) torpemente; inhábilmente; con torpeza; desmañadamente [De manera inexperta; sin habilidad.]

Intentó reparar el reloj sin habilidad, causando más daño.

(adverbe) maladroitement; gauchement; sans habileté; malhabilement [D'une manière maladroite, sans habileté ni compétence.]

Il a tenté maladroitement de réparer la montre, causant davantage de dégâts.

(Adverb) ungeschickt; unbeholfen; stümperhaft [Auf eine Weise, die mangelnde Geschicklichkeit oder Erfahrung erkennen lässt.]

Er versuchte, die Uhr **unskillfully** zu reparieren, und richtete dabei noch mehr Schaden an.

(副詞) 不器用に、下手に、技術なく。

彼は不器用に時計の修理を試みて、さらに損傷させてしまった。

(advérbio) inabilmente; desajeitadamente; sem jeito; ineptamente [De maneira inábil.]

Ele tentou desajeitadamente consertar o relógio, causando mais danos.

Word parts: un + skill + ful + ly

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