adj
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clumsy ; incompetent, gauche
서투른 ; 무능한 ; 세련되지 못한
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Joshua is an inept dancer ; he is as likely to stomp on his partner's foot as he is to step on it.
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Julia's inept attempt at humor drew only groans from the audience.
관객을 웃겨보려는 줄리아의 어색한 시도는 단지 비웃음만 살뿐이었다.
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To be inept is to be characterized by ineptitude, which is the opposite of aptitude. The woodworking class's ineptitude was both broad and deep ; there was little that they were able to do, and nothing that they were able to do well.
inept 는 aptitude 의 반의어인 ineptitude 를 특징으로 한다는 뜻이다. 목공반의 어리석음은 넓고도 깊었다 ; 그들이 할 수 있는 일은 거의 없었고, 잘 할 수 있는 일이란 아예 없었다.
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The opposite of inept is adept. Adept and adroit are synonyms.