Maladroit describes someone who is clumsy with people — not deft, not tactful, not sure-footed in a social moment. You might say a maladroit remark, a maladroit attempt to comfort someone, a maladroit politician who keeps saying the wrong thing.

Maladroitmaladroit describes someone形容一個人 who is clumsy with people在待人處事上笨拙 — not deft不夠靈巧, not tactful不夠得體, not sure-footed in a social moment在社交場合站不穩腳步。You你 might say可能會說 a maladroit remark一句maladroit的話, a maladroit attempt to comfort someone一次maladroit的安慰嘗試, a maladroit politician who keeps saying the wrong thing一個老是說錯話的maladroit政客。

It is a rather literary, slightly French-flavoured word; most people in daily talk would say awkward, clumsy, or tactless. It can be about hands as well as manners, but in English it is used more for social clumsiness than for dropping a cup.

It它 is a rather literary, slightly French-flavoured word是個偏文學、帶點法文味的字; most people in daily talk日常對話裡大多數人 would say awkward, clumsy, or tactless會說awkward、clumsy或tactless。It它 can be about hands as well as manners可以指手不靈巧，也可以指舉止, but不過 in English在英文裡 it它 is used more for social clumsiness比較常用在社交上的笨拙 than for dropping a cup而不是打翻杯子那種。

It is not as heavy as rude, and not as medical as maladjusted: the person may mean well and still mishandle the moment.

It它 is not as heavy as rude沒有rude那麼重, and而 not as medical as maladjusted也沒有maladjusted那麼像醫學用語: the person這個人 may mean well可能是好意 and still仍然 mishandle the moment把場面搞砸。