| 释义 |
cheeky, a. colloq.|ˈtʃiːkɪ|
[f. cheek n. 4 + -y1.]
Characterized by ‘cheek’; insolent or audacious in address; coolly impudent or presuming.
1859H. Kingsley G. Hamlyn xxvi, These men in this here hut are a rougher lot than you think for; very like they'll be cheeky. 1861Dickens Gt. Expect. III. xv. 251 ‘Don't be cheeky, Jack’, remonstrated the landlord. 1873Black Pr. Thule xvii. (D.) You are the cheekiest young beggar I have the pleasure to know.
Hence ˈcheekily adv.
1920in Webster. 1958L. Little Dear Boys i. v. 88 ‘Hard luck, Chick,’ Jamie called out cheekily, dribbling the ball close in to goal. 1975Economist 15 Mar. 13/3 Mr Len Murray..cheekily added: I am afraid that your market is rather out of date, a structure of its times, and its times were some time ago. |