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a pert + noun
此结构用于修饰名词，表示该名词具有冒失或时髦的特质。
She made a pert remark.
她说了句唐突的评论。
冒失的；活泼的；无礼的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
冒失的；活泼的；无礼的
impudently bold; saucy; lively
She made a pert remark.
她说了句唐突的评论。
吸引人的。
Attractive.
匀称的；身材好的。
Well-formed; shapely.
活泼的；机敏且愉快的；明亮的。
Lively; alert and cheerful; bright.
His pert remark during the meeting embarrassed his boss.
他在会议上的冒失言论让老板很尴尬。
Don't be so pert with your teachers; you should show more respect.
别对老师们这么冒失，你应该更尊重一些。
I dislike her pert tone when she answers the phone.
我不喜欢她接电话时那种冒失的语气。
此结构用于修饰名词，表示该名词具有冒失或时髦的特质。
She made a pert remark.
她说了句唐突的评论。
用作表语，描述主语的性格或行为。
The child was pert with strangers.
那孩子对陌生人很冒失。
表示对某人唐突或无礼。
He was pert with his teacher.
他对老师很无礼。
Not this
She is a pert.
Use this
She is pert.
中文学习者可能将'pert'误用作名词，但'pert'是形容词，只能作定语或表语。
Not this
That information is pert to the case.
Use this
That information is pertinent to the case.
中文学习者可能混淆'pert'和'pertinent'，'pert'表示'唐突的/活泼的'，而'pertinent'表示'相关的'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
小巧好看的鼻子
She had a pert nose and bright eyes.
她有一个小巧好看的鼻子和明亮的眼睛。
匀称的身材
The young actress was admired for her pert figure.
这位年轻女演员因匀称的身材而受人羡慕。
明朗俏皮的笑容
Her pert smile made everyone in the room feel cheerful.
她明朗俏皮的笑容让满屋子的人都感到愉快。
活泼漂亮的年轻女子
The pert young woman at the shop greeted us with a laugh.
商店里那位活泼漂亮的年轻女子笑着和我们打招呼。
Use pert naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把pert联想成perky（活泼）的缩写：一个匀称俏皮的人，昂首挺胸，精神奕奕。
语域：mixed 常见场景：describing someone's appearance、describing an alert or cheerful manner、literary or descriptive writing 该词多用于书面或文学性描写，形容外貌‘俏丽’、身材‘匀称’或神态‘活泼明快’；在一般口语中不很常用，正式或描述性文字里比较常见。使用时可根据具体描写对象选择合适的义项。
通常用于名词前或系动词后
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