feisty

feisty
[ˈfʌɪsti]
(feistier, feistiest)
  1. (informal)having or showing exuberance and strong determination
    (非正式)活跃果敢的,生气勃勃的
    Hollywood doesn't have a lot of good feisty roles for girls my age.
    好莱坞没多少适合我这个年龄的女孩子扮演的生气勃勃的好角色。
    ■touchy and aggressive
    暴躁易怒的;好斗的
    he got a bit feisty by trying to hit me back.
    他想要还击我,一下变得有些好斗。
派生
feistily
adverb
feistiness
noun
语源
  1. late 19th cent.: from earlier feist, fist 'small dog', from fisting cur or hound, a derogatory term for a lapdog, from Middle English fist 'break wind', of West Germanic origin. Compare with fizzle
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