| 单词 | racy |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['reisi] |
| 解释 | a.活泼的，生动的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 活泼的，生动的 (amusing, full of life) 【考】 反义词：tame(枯燥的 ) 【同】 派生词: raciness (n. 生动活泼) 【例】 a racy account of his adventures |
| 字源 | 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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 活泼生动的 【记】源于: race(n 比赛; 赛跑; 赛马)活泼生动的 【反】tame(adj 驯服的; 没精打彩的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】race 比赛，是充满活力，活泼与生动的，没有竞争就平淡无味 |
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