| 释义 |
ˈbrisky, a.
[Cf. blacky, etc., and see -y.]
Of brisk nature. Also fig.
1590Shakes. Mids. N. iii. i. 97 Most brisky Iuuenall, and eke most louely Iew. 1894Cornh. Mag. Jan. 43 As we proceed, stopping regularly at every wayside public-house, many of the passengers betray symptoms of becoming ‘brisky’. 1905Daily Chron. 14 Mar. 6/7 The lamb..gambols about the farm in as brisky a manner as any of its companions. |