lickety-split

副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

副词 adv.
  1. Quickly; as fast as possible; in short order. not-comparable
    — At the sound of the starting gun, they were off and running lickety-split.

词形变化

lickedy-split alternative

词源

First attested during the 19th century, in the US, equivalent to lickedy + split, perhaps as a reference to the flick or darting of a snake's forked tongue. The forms lickety-cut and licketie are similarly attested; and forms with t are likely due to Scottish influence.
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