pert
/pɜːt/adjective
1- (of a girl or young woman) sexually attractive because lively or cheeky(女孩, 年轻女人)活泼性感的; 放肆的:
a pert, slightly plump girl called Rose.
一个叫罗斯的性感而且略显丰满的女孩。
1.1
- (of a bodily feature or garment) attractive because neat and jaunty(体型)吸引人的, 迷人的; (服装)雅致的, 时髦的:
she had a pert nose and deep blue eyes.
她有迷人的鼻子和深蓝色的眼睛。
1.2
- (of a young person or their speech or behaviour) impudent(年轻人或其言谈举止)无礼的, 冒失的; 唐突的:
no need to be pert, miss.
不必无礼, 小姐。
派生词
pertly
adverbpertness
noun词源
Middle 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 (see EXPERT).