Word · Frequency #21596
sprightly
活泼的；愉快的
full of spirit and vitality
- 1.
Animated, gay, or vivacious; lively, spirited.
活泼、快乐或充满生机；生气勃勃。
- 2.
Of a person: full of life and vigour, especially with a light and springy step.
(指人)充满活力,步履轻快。
活泼、快乐或充满生机；生气勃勃。；(指人)充满活力,步履轻快。；活泼的；愉快的
In use
The sprightly old man still walks five miles every morning.
Her sprightly tune made everyone in the room want to dance.
After a cup of coffee, she felt sprightlier and ready to work.
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。
be/look/remain + sprightly
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。
verb + sprightly
sprightly 也可作副词，修饰动词，表示“轻快地、活泼地”。
Connections
Collocations
- a sprightly old lady
- 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。
- sprightly tune
- 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。
- sprightly step
- 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。
- sprightly conversation
- 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。
- move sprightly
- 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。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
sprightly 像 sprite（小精灵）一样充满灵气，活泼愉快地蹦跳。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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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