Lame : 다리를 저는, 절뚝거리는, 변변찮은, 설득력 없는, 서투른, 지루한, 효과적이지 못한, (금실·은실을 섞어 짠 천) 라메
Lamely : 절뚝거리며, 설득력 없게, 변변찮게
Lameness : 절뚝거림, 서투름, 변변찮음
1)
very often we use this for animals, you can use it for people as well
if you an animal is lame, it not able to walk properly, because it's injured its legs
racehorse was unable to compete becauseit was lame
it couldn't walk properly because it had injured its legs
I am a bit lame today because I twisted my ankle
if you are lame, you move with difficulty because you've got an injury or some sort of defect
you could have a lame arm, a lame shoulder as well a lame muscle but most commonly it's used for the legs
if you are lame, you can't use something properly
I am lame becuase I twisted my ankle I can't walk properly
the horse couldn't run due to lameness
he lamely finished the walk home after twisting his ankle and hurting himself
2)
now be careful with this, because lame is used as a bit of an insult
a lame excuse, means it's weak and it's unsatisfactory and it's not good
the dog ate my homework sir, it's a really lame excuse
he lamely claimed that he's lost his homework on the way to school
3)
if you call a person lame, this is particularly common in the U.S
you are saying that person is socially inept
lame is not cool
her boyfriend is just so lame
don't go to that club, it's really lame, it;s inferior
this teachre is just so lame, he is traditional and ineffectual
4)
you also have this phrase a lame duck
a lame duck, is a person or a thing or an oroganization that is very unsuccessful
the company has many good employees but they're one or two lame ducks, they are not very good at this
he keeps trying to implement this lame duck policy, it just doesn't work
you could have a lame duck president or an a lame duck official . they are not very good
this product is a lame duck and we seem to be losing money on it, it's just not effective it doesn't sell
but I think technically a lame duck president is a president who is a still president but they have much less power because the person who is going to take their place has already been elected, so after the elections the president continues to be president until the handover takes place, that is the period where you have a lame duckk president
5)
a lame jok, a naive inept joke
he told some very lame jokes that didn't have any sunbstance
come on, don't be lame, don't be so pathetic
lame, uncool, not socially acceptable
he made a lame attempt to do it, so not effiective and not very enthusiastic, uninspiring
something that is lame could be very conventional as well
he made a lame try
inadequate, uninspring
the party was really lame, it was boring and uninteresting
the film is lame because of the lameness of the plot
6)
notice, don't confuse this wold 'Lame' with e has an accent on it
a lame suit, a lame dress, this is the textile has gold or silver threads running through it and it's normally quite shiny
i thought that his lame dress was rather lame, it was not the right thing to wear
waering a lame suit for a funeral is rather a lame thing to do
Formality : 5 for the horse is lame, honbled, limped
Formality : 3.5 for a lame excuse
Formality : 3.5 for the party was lame
Formality : 3.5 for lame jokes
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