记忆方法
1. French gentil was reborrowed into English as genteel, in which again connotations of good breeding figure highly. Attempts at a French accent resulted ultimately in jaunty, which originally meant 'wellbred' or 'elegant'.
2. Form reflects attempt to render the French pronunciation of gentil.
2. Form reflects attempt to render the French pronunciation of gentil.
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词族 · jaunty
词形变化
中文词源
jaunty 心满意足的，洋洋得意的，自信满满的
来自古法语gentil,出身高贵的，友好的，愉悦的，词源同gentle,gentleman.并由出身好的引申傲慢，得意等相关词义。
英语词源
- jaunty
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jaunty: see gentle
- jaunty (adj.)
- 1660s, "elegant, stylish," from French gentil "nice, pleasing," in Old French "noble" (see gentle). Form reflects attempt to render the French pronunciation of gentil. Meaning "easy and sprightly in manner" first attested 1670s. Related: Jauntily; jauntiness.
权威例句
- 1. She cocked her hat at a jaunty angle.
- 她把帽子歪戴成俏皮的样子.
- 2. The happy boy walked with jaunty steps.
- 这个快乐的孩子以轻快活泼的步子走着.
- 3. "Whoa, I'm goin" to Barbay-dos!' ran the jaunty lyrics of a 1970s hit song.
- “喔，我要去巴巴多斯!”一首20世纪70年代流行歌曲这样欢快地唱道。
- 4. His full mustache curled upward in a jaunty, arrogant way.
- 他的全部小胡子往上翘着,显出一副扬扬得意的傲慢态度.
- 5. The happy children walked with jaunty steps.
- 快乐的孩子们跳跳蹦蹦地走着.