nippy
adjective /ˈnɪpi/
/ˈnɪpi/
- (British English) able to move quickly and easily
灵巧的;敏捷的 - a nippy little sports car
小巧灵便的跑车 - His nippy footwork and ball control won him the match.
他敏捷的步法和控球为他赢得了比赛。
- a nippy little sports car
- (informal) (of the weather
) cold天气 冷的;寒冷的
词源late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘inclined to nip’): from the verb nip + -y.