jaunty
英 ['dʒɔːntɪ]
美 ['dʒɔnti]
- adj. 快活的；活潑的；洋洋得意的；感到自信和自滿的
助記提示
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.
中文詞源
jaunty 心滿意足的，洋洋得意的，自信滿滿的來自古法語gentil,出身高貴的，友好的，愉悅的，詞源同gentle,gentleman.並由出身好的引申傲慢，得意等相關詞義。
英文詞源
- jaunty
- jaunty: see gentle
- jaunty (adj.)
- 1660s, "elegant, stylish," from French gentil "nice, pleasing," in Old French "noble" (see gentle). Form reflects attempt to render the French pronunciation of gentil. Meaning "easy and sprightly in manner" first attested 1670s. Related: Jauntily; jauntiness.
雙語例句
- 1. She cocked her hat at a jaunty angle.
- 她把帽子歪戴成俏皮的樣子.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. The happy boy walked with jaunty steps.
- 這個快樂的孩子以輕快活潑的步子走著.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 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世紀70年代流行歌曲這樣歡快地唱道。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. His full mustache curled upward in a jaunty, arrogant way.
- 他的全部小胡子往上翹著,顯出一副揚揚得意的傲慢態度.
來自辭典例句
- 5. The happy children walked with jaunty steps.
- 快樂的孩子們跳跳蹦蹦地走著.
來自辭典例句