jaunty
英 ['dʒɔːntɪ]
美 ['dʒɔnti]
- adj. 快活的；活泼的；洋洋得意的；感到自信和自满的
助记提示
1. French gentil was reborrowed into English as genteel, in which again connotations of good breeding figure highly. Attempts at a French accent resulted ultimately in jaunty, which originally meant 'wellbred' or 'elegant'.
2. Form reflects attempt to render the French pronunciation of gentil.
双语例句
- 1. She cocked her hat at a jaunty angle.
- 她把帽子歪戴成俏皮的样子.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. The happy boy walked with jaunty steps.
- 这个快乐的孩子以轻快活泼的步子走着.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 3. "Whoa, I'm goin" to Barbay-dos!' ran the jaunty lyrics of a 1970s hit song.
- “喔，我要去巴巴多斯!”一首20世纪70年代流行歌曲这样欢快地唱道。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. His full mustache curled upward in a jaunty, arrogant way.
- 他的全部小胡子往上翘着,显出一副扬扬得意的傲慢态度.
来自辞典例句
- 5. The happy children walked with jaunty steps.
- 快乐的孩子们跳跳蹦蹦地走着.
来自辞典例句
