Word · Frequency #23208
perter
冒失的；活泼的；无礼的
perter is the comparative of pert.
impudently bold; saucy; lively
- 1.
Attractive.
吸引人的。
- 2.
Well-formed; shapely.
匀称的；身材好的。
- 3.
Lively; alert and cheerful; bright.
活泼的；机敏且愉快的；明亮的。
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
In use
His pert remark during the meeting embarrassed his boss.
Don't be so pert with your teachers; you should show more respect.
I dislike her pert tone when she answers the phone.
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.
那孩子对陌生人很冒失。
be pert with sb
表示对某人唐突或无礼。
He was pert with his teacher.
他对老师很无礼。
Connections
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。
Synonyms
- lively
- 精力充沛的；活泼的 · 最通用的对应词，既可指人也可指气氛；但不如 pert 带‘俏皮、令人愉悦’的意味。
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
通常用于名词前或系动词后
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.
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.