| 单词 | agility |
| 释义 | agility (once / 1878 pages) n Agility is the ability to be quick and graceful. You might have agility on the basketball court or in the courtroom, or even with your gaming remote. The noun agility can be used for both mental and physical skills in speed and grace. Your mental agility might allow you to follow both conversations at once. Or your brother's soccer prowess shows in his physical agility. The word agility does not have to be applied to human abilities, however: "The sailboat's agility in the water made it the perfect craft for racing." WORD FAMILYagility: agilities+/agile: agilely, agilest, agility USAGE EXAMPLESReviewers likened the verbal agility and spitfire comedy of Ms. Fisher’s script to a Hollywood tradition that was virtually part of her DNA. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) The scientists created a new metric to describe this ability, called “vertical jumping agility.” Washington Post(Dec 06, 2016) To compare robots and animals, the roboticists developed a new metric to measure vertical agility. BBC(Dec 07, 2016) n the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble Syn|Hyper legerity, lightness, lightsomeness, nimbleness gracefulness beautiful carriage |
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