| 词汇 | sprightliness |
| 释义 | sprightliness noun[ U ] uk /ˈspraɪt.li.nəs/ us /ˈspraɪt.li.nəs/ the quality of being energetic and in good health, especially when you are old: 老当益壮，精神矍铄 Due to his sprightliness, everyone thought he was much younger than he actually was.他矍铄敏捷，大家都以为他比实际年龄年轻很多。 He walked off slowly with none of his usual sprightliness.他慢慢地走了出去，没有了往日的矍铄。 See sprightly Her inexhaustible sprightliness is still there. I was envious of his sprightliness and of the astonishing range of his activities. This diet could explain the longevity and sprightliness of the islanders. Describing people who are old advanced advancing aged ageing ageless day elderly foot gaga geriatric gerontic golden oldie grand old ageidiom gray grey overage pensionable sprightly spry superannuated You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Excitement, interest, energy and enthusiasm Examples of sprightlinesssprightliness The word but says quite clearly that sprightliness is not considered a default quality of the elderly. Camilla is his favourite niece, her sprightliness and lively sweetness endearing her to him. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. To these compositions is required neither genius nor knowledge, neither industry nor sprightliness, but contempt of shame and indifference to truth are absolutely necessary. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The discomforts of primitive traveling are described with much sprightliness and not a little humor. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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