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sprightly + noun
sprightly 作定语形容词，表示“活泼的、轻快的”，常修饰人、动作或事物。
The sprightly melody made everyone tap their feet.
这首活泼的旋律让每个人都跟着打拍子。
活泼的；愉快的
sprightliest — superlative of sprightly
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活泼的；愉快的
full of spirit and vitality
The sprightly melody made everyone tap their feet.
这首活泼的旋律让每个人都跟着打拍子。
活泼、快乐或充满生机；生气勃勃。
Animated, gay, or vivacious; lively, spirited.
(指人)充满活力,步履轻快。
Of a person: full of life and vigour, especially with a light and springy step.
The sprightly old man still walks five miles every morning.
那位活泼的老人每天早晨仍然走五英里。
Her sprightly tune made everyone in the room want to dance.
她那轻快的曲调让房间里的每个人都想跳舞。
After a cup of coffee, she felt sprightlier and ready to work.
喝了一杯咖啡后，她感觉更有精神，准备好工作了。
sprightly 作定语形容词，表示“活泼的、轻快的”，常修饰人、动作或事物。
The sprightly melody made everyone tap their feet.
这首活泼的旋律让每个人都跟着打拍子。
作表语时，强调精力充沛、行动敏捷。
At eighty, she is still remarkably sprightly.
她八十岁了，仍然非常精神矍铄。
sprightly 也可作副词，修饰动词，表示“轻快地、活泼地”。
The dancer moved sprightly across the stage.
舞者在舞台上轻快地移动。
Not this
She danced sprightlily on the stage.
Use this
She danced sprightly on the stage.
sprightly 本身既可作形容词也可作副词，表示“活泼地”时直接用 sprightly，不要再加 -ly 构成 sprightlily。
Not this
He is a sprightly.
Use this
He is a sprightly person.
sprightly 是形容词，不能单独作名词；a + 形容词后必须有被修饰的名词，所以要说 a sprightly person。
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精神矍铄的老太太
The sprightly old lady still goes for a swim every morning.
那位精神矍铄的老太太仍然每天早上去游泳。
轻快的曲调
The band played a sprightly tune and everyone started to dance.
乐队演奏了一首轻快的曲子，大家都开始跳舞。
轻快的步伐
She walked into the office with a sprightly step.
她迈着轻快的步伐走进办公室。
兴致勃勃的谈话
We had a sprightly conversation about our travel plans.
我们就旅行计划进行了一次兴致勃勃的谈话。
轻快地移动
Despite her age, she still moves sprightly.
尽管年事已高，她行动起来依然很轻快。
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sprightly 像 sprite（小精灵）一样充满灵气，活泼愉快地蹦跳。
语域：mixed 常见场景：describing an elderly person、written or literary prose sprightly 通常用于书面或较文雅的场合，尤其常用来形容老年人依然充满活力；日常口语中也可用，但语气略正式。
lightly、brightly、rightly、slightly 都以 /aɪtli/ 结尾，与 sprightly 押韵；spry (/spraɪ/) 和 sprite (/spraɪt/) 虽与 sprightly 的开头相近，但不以 /aɪtli/ 结尾，所以不押韵。
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