If you call someone bumbling, you mean they keep making small mistakes and handling things in a careless, clumsy way. They drop things, mix up names, walk into the wrong room, lose the plan. It is not usually about being cruel or lazy.

If you call someone如果你說某人 bumbling笨手笨腳, you mean你的意思是 they keep making他們一直犯 small mistakes小錯, and handling things並且處理事情 in a careless, clumsy way又粗心又笨拙。They drop things他們會掉東西, mix up names搞錯名字, walk into the wrong room走錯房間, lose the plan弄丟計畫。It is not usually about這通常不是 being cruel or lazy殘忍或懶惰的問題。

English often uses it for a person who is trying — even trying kindly — but cannot get simple jobs right: a bumbling uncle at a wedding, a bumbling officer in a funny film.

English often uses it英文常用這個字 for a person形容一個人, who is trying雖然他在努力 — even trying kindly甚至是好意地努力 — but cannot get simple jobs right但簡單的事就是做不好: a bumbling uncle at a wedding像婚禮上笨手笨腳的叔叔, a bumbling officer in a funny film或搞笑電影裡笨手笨腳的警官。

The word is a little soft and a little old-fashioned. It paints the person as harmless, almost comic, not as a villain. You will hear it more about someone than to their face.

The word is這個字 a little soft有點溫和 and a little old-fashioned也有點過時。It paints the person as它把這個人描繪成 harmless無害, almost comic近乎滑稽, not as a villain而不是壞人。You will hear it你比較會聽到別人這樣說 more about someone在背後說某人, than to their face而不是當面說。

The same idea appears when bumbling is just the -ing form of the verb: someone bumbling around the kitchen is moving and muttering in that same lost way. It is not a swear word, but it is not praise either.

The same idea appears同樣的意思也會出現, when bumbling is just當bumbling只是 the -ing form of the verb動詞的-ing形式時: someone bumbling around the kitchen某人笨手笨腳地在廚房裡走動 is moving and muttering指的就是他邊走邊念念有詞, in that same lost way用同樣那種迷糊的樣子。It is not a swear word這不是髒話, but it is not praise either但也不是稱讚。