Gawkiness is the way a person moves or behaves when their body does not feel easy to control. We most often say this about someone tall and thin, especially a young person who has grown fast and has not yet learned where their arms and legs end.

Gawkinessgawkiness is是 the way a person moves or behaves一個人動作或舉止的樣子 when their body does not feel easy to control當他覺得身體不太好控制的時候. We most often say this about someone tall and thin我們最常拿這個字說又高又瘦的人, especially a young person who has grown fast尤其是長得很快的年輕人 and has not yet learned where their arms and legs end還沒摸清楚自己手腳到底伸到哪裡.

They knock into tables; their hands seem too big; they look a little lost inside their own body.

They knock into tables他們會撞到桌子; their hands seem too big手看起來好像太大了; they look a little lost inside their own body整個人在自己身體裡顯得有點手足無措.

It is not the same as being careless. It is more that the body is still catching up with itself.

It is not the same as being careless它跟粗心大意不一樣. It is more that更像是 the body is still catching up with itself身體還在跟上自己的節奏.

People use the word with a small smile, often about teenagers, and many remember their own gawkiness as something that later went away. Though actually, said to someone's face it can still sting, because it points at the body.

People use the word with a small smile人們講這個字時常常帶著一點微笑, often about teenagers通常是在講青少年, and many remember their own gawkiness as something that later went away很多人回想自己當年的gawkiness，後來也就自然過去了. Though actually不過, said to someone's face如果當面對人這樣說, it can still sting還是會刺痛人, because it points at the body因為它指的是身體.

The word is not formal. You will hear it in stories and everyday talk more than in serious writing.

The word is not formal這個字不正式. You will hear it你會 in stories and everyday talk在故事和日常對話裡聽到它 more than in serious writing比在正式寫作裡多得多.