Word · Frequency #23208
pert
冒失的;活泼的;无礼的
核心释义
impudently bold; saucy; lively
- 1.
吸引人的。
Attractive.
- 2.
匀称的;身材好的。
Well-formed; shapely.
- 3.
活泼的;机敏且愉快的;明亮的。
Lively; alert and cheerful; bright.
吸引人的。;匀称的;身材好的。;活泼的;机敏且愉快的;明亮的。;直言的;唐突的
用法In use
His pert remark during the meeting embarrassed his boss.
用法提示:形容词“pert”修饰“remark”,意思是“冒失的、无礼的”。
Don't be so pert with your teachers; you should show more respect.
用法提示:“pert”作表语,后接“with”表示对某人态度冒失无礼。
I dislike her pert tone when she answers the phone.
用法提示:形容词“pert”修饰“tone”,表示语气“冒失、唐突”。
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。
be pert
用作表语,描述主语的性格或行为。
The child was pert with strangers.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a pert nose
- 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。
- a pert figure
- 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。
- a pert smile
- 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。
- a pert young woman
- 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。
近义词
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用于名词前或系动词后
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Pert rhymes with hurt, alert, assert, insert, and inert: they all end with the sound /ɜːt/ (spelled -ert in most, -urt in hurt). Part /pɑːt/ looks similar on paper but has a different vowel, so it does not rhyme.
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