(chiefly Scottish & N. English)having or showing a sly sense of humour (主苏格兰,北英格兰)狡诈的;俏皮的 a gentle man with a pawky wit. 一名狡诈的文雅男子。 ■shrewd 精明的;机灵的 she shakes her head with a look of pawky, knowing scepticism. 她摇了摇头,一副精明而狐疑的表情。
派生 pawkily adverb pawkiness noun 语源
mid 17th cent.: from Scots and northern English pawk 'trick', of unknown origin