nimble

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a. 敏捷的, 伶俐的, 聪明的

发音

UK /ˈnɪmbl̩/

词形变化

nimbled nimbles 三单 nimbles nimbling nimbling 现在分词 nimbled 过去式 nimbled 过去分词 nimbler 比较级 nimbler nimblest nimblest 最高级

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To move nimbly.

    不及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Adept at taking or grasping.

    nimble fingers

  2. 2.

    Quick and light in movement or action.

    敏捷

    He was too nimble for the assailant and easily escaped his grasp.

  3. 3.

    Quickwitted and alert.

    He has a nimble mind and can improvise in any situation.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 3

quick agile spry

近义相关 2

intelligent active

相关短语

nimble will

词源

From Middle English nymyl, nemel, nemyll, nymell (“agile, quick, ready, able, capable”), merger of Old English nǣmel (“receptive, quick to grasp”) and Old English numol (“able to take, capable of holding”), both from niman (“to take”) + -el, -ol (associative suffix), corresponding to nim + -le. Compare German nehmen, Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (niman), Old Norse nema (“to take”). More at nim.

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