"agile, light-footed," c. 1300, nemel, from Old English næmel "quick to grasp" (attested but once), related to niman "to take," from Proto-Germanic *neman (cognates: Old Saxon, Old Dutch, Gothic niman, Old Norse nema, Old Frisian nima, German nehmen "to take"), from PIE root *nem- "to divide, distribute, allot," also "to take" (cognates: Greek nemein "to deal out," nemesis "just indignation," Latin numerus "number," Lithuanian nuoma "rent, interest," Middle Irish nos "custom, usage"). With excrescent -b- from c. 1500 (compare limb (n.1)). Related: Nimbleness. In 17c., English had nimblechaps "talkative fellow."
实用例句
1. He was a nimble-footed boy of ten.
他是个步伐敏捷的10岁男孩。
来自柯林斯例句
2. You need nimble fingers for that job.
干这活需要手指灵巧。
来自《权威词典》
3. He has a nimble tongue.
他能说会道.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. He is a nimble and versatile wit.
他是一个机敏而又多才多艺的才子.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
5. Val, who was light and nimble on her feet, learnt to dance the tango.
