pert
adjective/pɜːt/
/pɜːrt/
- (especially of a girl or young woman) showing a lack of respect, often in a humorous way
无礼的；冒失的；轻佻的 - a pert reply
无礼的答复
- a pert reply
- (of a part of the body) small and with an attractive shape
小巧玲珑的；秀美的 - a pert nose
小巧笔挺的鼻子 - pert features
俊俏的面庞
- a pert nose
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘manifest’): from Old French apert, from Latin apertus ‘opened’, past participle of aperire, reinforced by Old French aspert, from Latin expertus, past participle of experiri ‘try’.