jaunty

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A master-at-arms onboard a Royal Navy ship.
形容词 adj.
  1. Airy; showy; finical.
  2. Characterized by an affected or fantastical manner. broadly
  3. Dapper or stylish.
    — He wore a jaunty outfit that was all the rage.
  4. Ostentatiously self-confident.
    — He walked down the street with a jaunty swaggering step, as if daring others less perfectly satisfied to intrude upon his good mood.

词形变化

jauntier comparative jauntiest superlative jaunties plural

词汇关系

衍生词
jauntily jauntiness jaunty car unjaunty

词源

词源 1
Formerly spelt janty, from French gentil. See gentle, and compare genty. Doublet of genteel, gentile, and gentle.
词源 2
Formerly spelt janty, from French gentil. See gentle, and compare genty. Doublet of genteel, gentile, and gentle.
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