racy
英 ['reɪsɪ]
美 ['resi]
- adj. 生动的；保持原味的；适于赛跑的；猥亵的
- n. (Racy)人名；(葡、阿拉伯)拉西
GRE
racy 生动的，带荤的，不雅的来自古法语 rais,根，姜根粉，来自拉丁语 radix 的所有格形式 radicis,根的，来自 radix,根， 词源同 radish,root.字母 d 脱落。后用于指放姜根调味料，有辛辣味的，生动的，后词义贬义 化，引申词义带荤的，不雅的。
- racy (adj.)
- 1650s, "having a characteristic taste" (of wines, fruits, etc.), from race (n.2) in its older sense of "flavor" or in the sense "class of wines" + -y (2); meaning "having a quality of vigor" (1660s) led to that of "improper, risqué," first recorded 1901, probably reinforced by phrase racy of the soil "earthy" (1870). Related: Racily; raciness.
- 1. Her racy stories can be rather shocking.
- 她那些下流的故事讲起来有时很让人吃惊.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. Paul shocked the ladies with his racy stories.
- 保罗猥亵的故事使女士们感到震惊.
来自辞典例句
- 3. He was all for the racy phrase.
- 他特别主张用生动的短语.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Busy boasts chug and scurry about the river - racy speed boat, stolid, snorting tugs.
- 繁忙的船只在河上鸣叫着来来往往 - --高速快艇和笨头笨脑喘着气的拖驳.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Nothing could be more racy, straightforward, and alive than the prose of Shakespeare.
- 没有比莎士比亚的散文更有趣 、 更明快 、 更生动活泼的了.
来自辞典例句
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