| 词汇 | klutz |
| 词源 | klutz. Widely used in the U.S. since about 1918, klutz was originally a Yiddish term, deriving from the German Klotz for “a log or block of wood.” It describes a clumsy, graceless person; a bungler, a fool. Klutz, however, can also refer to an intelligent person who is badly coordinated. To klutz means “to botch up or bungle.” |
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