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单词 verve
释义 verve
\ˈvərv, ˈvəv, ˈvəiv, ˈve(ə)rv, ˈveəv\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French, from Middle French, caprice, fantasy, from Old French, proverb, delivery, verbosity, from Latin verba, plural of verbum word — more at word
1. archaic : special ability or talent
2.
 a. : a forceful and lively quality or manner of composition or performance (as of a poem, painting, musical work) : dash, vivacity
  < the animals were drawn with such verve that they seemed ready to leap straight out of the scroll — New Yorker >
  < performing with matchless verve and gusto — Barry Carman >
 b. : energy, vitality
  < with the verve of a girl under twenty, she recovered her spirits — Francis Hackett >
Synonyms: see vigor
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