racy的意思

racy

英式音标['resi]
美式英标['reɪsɪ]

基本解释

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

中文词源

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。

英文词源

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.

实用例句

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.

2. Paul shocked the ladies with his racy stories.: 保罗猥亵的故事使女士们感到震惊.

3. He was all for the racy phrase.: 他特别主张用生动的短语.

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.

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.

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