Pert



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. ( 尤指女孩或年轻妇女) 冒失但可爱的
• ［英］ adj. ( 尤指女孩或年轻妇女) 冒失但可爱的 ( forward; jaunty)

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Middle English, evident, attractive, saucy, short for apert evident, from Anglo-French, from Latin apertus open, from past participle of aperire to open
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. saucily free and forward ; flippantly cocky and assured
  • b. being trim and chic ; jaunty <a pert little hat>
  • c. piquantly stimulating <is a pert notion>
• 2. lively, vivacious
• ? pertly adverb
• ? pertness noun

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