(of a girl or young woman) sexually attractive because lively or cheeky (女孩,年轻女人)性感的,能引起性欲的 a pert, slightly plump girl called Rose. 一个叫罗斯的性感而且略显丰满的女孩。 ■(of a bodily feature or garment) attractive because neat and jaunty (体型)吸引人的,迷人的;(服装)雅致的,时髦的 she had a pert nose and deep blue eyes. 她有迷人的鼻子和深蓝色的眼睛。 ■(of a young person or their speech or behaviour) impudent (年轻人或其言谈举止)无礼的,冒失的;唐突的 no need to be pert, miss. 不必无礼,小姐。 ■another term for peart 同 peart
派生 pertly adverb pertness noun 语源
Middle English (in the sense 'manifest'): from Old French apert, from Latin apertus 'opened', past participle of aperire, reinforced by Old French aspert, from Latin expertus (see expert)