spiffy

FREQ #40566

a. 出色的, 显眼耀目的, 整洁的, 绝妙的

发音

其它 /ˈspɪfi/
US /ˈspɪfi/

词形变化

spiffies 复数 spiffies spiffier 比较级 spiffier spiffiest spiffiest 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A dapper person.

    非正式
adj.
  1. 1.

    Dapper; fine or neat, especially in style of clothing or other appearance.

    非正式

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 8

dashing snappy spruce dapper jaunty natty raffish rakish

近义相关 2

fashionable stylish

词源

Unknown. Attested in print from 1852 (see quotations below). Compare the noun spiff, attested from 1859, as well as spiffing (1872) and spiffed (1881), suggesting participle forms of a related verb. Compare also spiv (“a smartly-dressed criminal”), attested from the 20th century.

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