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.
中文词源
jaunty 心满意足的，洋洋得意的，自信满满的来自古法语gentil,出身高贵的，友好的，愉悦的，词源同gentle,gentleman.并由出身好的引申傲慢，得意等相关词义。
英文词源
- 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.
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