jaunty

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a. 快活的, 活泼的, 轻快的

发音

其它 /ˈd͡ʒɔːn.ti/

词形变化

jaunties 复数 jaunties jauntier 比较级 jauntier jauntiest jauntiest 最高级

别名

gaunty janty jauntee

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A master-at-arms onboard a Royal Navy ship.

    航海 交通
adj.
  1. 1.

    Airy; showy; finical.

  2. 2.

    Characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.

    引申义
  3. 3.

    Dapper or stylish.

    He wore a jaunty outfit that was all the rage.

  4. 4.

    Ostentatiously self-confident.

    He walked down the street with a jaunty swaggering step, as if daring others less perfectly satisfied to intrude upon his good mood.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 10

dashing snappy spruce chipper dapper natty spiffy debonair debonaire raffish

近义相关 3

cheerful fashionable stylish

相关短语

jaunty car [网络] 可爱的汽车 jaunty cars jaunting car n. 爱尔兰的一种双轮马车

词源

Formerly spelt janty, from French gentil. See gentle, and compare genty. Doublet of genteel, gentile, and gentle.

来源：wiktionary