jaunty meaning in Chinese
adj.
1.〔古语〕斯文的。
2.时髦的,时兴的。
3.快活的,轻快的,活泼的;洋洋得意的;满怀信心的。
n.
〔英俚〕舰船纠察队长,运输船纠察长。
adv.
-tily ,-tiness n.
Examples
- The hand played a jaunty twostep .
乐队奏着欢快的双步舞曲。 - He always looked jaunty and yet reserved, good-natured, and yet capable and self-sufficient .
他老是精神抖擞而又老成持重,心地善良而又干练、自负。 - Adjusting his scarf and tilting his derby to a jauntier angle, he walked briskly toward the big house .
他整了整围巾,把礼帽歪戴成更时兴的样子,轻快地向大房子走去。 - This attitude combines a lack of class consciousness, a somewhat jaunty optimism and an inquisitiveness .
这种态度包括等级观念不强,得意洋洋的乐观劲儿和刨根问底的好奇心。 - I came to see you about that loan of yours, mr. butler, he observed briskly, with an old-time, jaunty air .
我来拜望是为了你的贷款,巴特勒先生,他精神抖擞地表示意见,带着一贯的活泼神气。