pert
adj.(形容词)pert.er,pert.est Trim and stylish in appearance; jaunty:别致的,时髦的:外表整洁时髦的;灵巧的:例句:a pert hat.时髦的帽子
High-spirited; vivacious.活泼的;轻快的Impudently bold; saucy.大胆鲁莽的;无礼的
来源:Middle English [unconcealed, bold] 中古英语 [暴露的,大胆的] short for apert [obvious, frank] probably influenced by Old French aspert, espert [clever] from Latin expertus [expert] * see expert apert的简写 [明显的,坦白的] 可能受 古法语 aspert的影响, espert [聪明的] 源自 拉丁语 expertus [内行的] *参见 expertfrom Old French 源自 古法语 from Latin apertus [open] [past participle of] aperore [to open] * see wer- 4源自 拉丁语 apertus [打开] [] aperore的过去分词 [打开] *参见 wer- 4
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pert.ly
adv.(副词)pert.ness
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