| 单词 | jazzy |
| 释义 | jazzy (once / 22774 pages) adj Anything that sounds like jazz music, or in other ways reminds you of jazz, is jazzy. The spirited, toe-tapping version of "Happy Birthday" you sing to your grandpa might be described as jazzy. There are jazzy covers of staid songs, or jazzy ensembles that bring some elements of jazz to whatever they're playing. You can also use this adjective to describe something that's fancy in a flashy or ostentatious way: "She wore a long, jazzy gown that was covered in glittering sequins." Jazzy, coined around 1919, comes from jazz, which probably stems from the Creole slang jass, "strenuous activity." WORD FAMILYjazzy: jazzier, jazziest, jazzily+/jazz: jazzed, jazzes, jazzing, jazzy USAGE EXAMPLESAs guests swayed in their seats to the jazzy strains of Mr. Bridges’s set, all the angst of a divided nation seemed to melt away. New York Times(Nov 17, 2016) Rather than red, white and blue, his jazzy patterns are red, green and black — colors of the black liberation or pan-African flag. Los Angeles Times(Nov 10, 2016) Jazzy Jonathan Butler comes to the District’s iconic Blues Alley this weekend, where he will play cuts from his new album, entitled simply “Free.” Washington Times(Nov 03, 2016) 1adj resembling jazz (especially in its rhythm) Syn rhythmic, rhythmical recurring with measured regularity 2adj (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display Syn flashy, gaudy, showy, sporty colorful, colourful striking in variety and interest |
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